Shame Doesnโ€™t Look Good On You

๐ŸŽถ Turn your eyes upon Jesus. Look full in His wonderful face. And the things of Earth will grow strangely dim in the Light of His glory and grace. ๐ŸŽถ Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus, a hymn written by Helen Lemmel Psalm 34 steps in to teach and to validate the same lesson as we … Continue reading Shame Doesnโ€™t Look Good On You

Love Sees the Face of Hope

And rejoices in Godโ€™s unfailing goodness! Two of the people I love to read about at Christmas are people I consider as some of the unsung heroes. They are the backstage persevering servants of God who prayed to get to see the fulfillment of Godโ€™s promised Messiah. They were born and called of God to … Continue reading Love Sees the Face of Hope

Chapter

My dear man and I quietly celebrated 35 years of marriage recently. We celebrated with quiet appreciation to God for years that might not have been. Weโ€™re grateful for Godโ€™s mercy and the grace through which Heโ€™s taught us to accept and forgive. In my annual attempt at a reading trek through the entire Bible, … Continue reading Chapter

Decline

Decline. This was yesterdayโ€™s word. Itโ€™s been an excellent word to ponder through the filter of scripture and my personal experiences of life on planet earth. The very first memory that popped to the top of my brainโ€™s search engine was a time in college when I regretfully declined an invitation to go and hear … Continue reading Decline

The Peace of This Season

โ€œโ€œIโ€™m telling you these things while Iโ€™m still living with you. The Friend, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send at my request, will make everything plain to you. He will remind you of all the things I have told you. Iโ€™m leaving you well and whole. Thatโ€™s my parting gift to you. Peace. … Continue reading The Peace of This Season

The Colors of Mercy

A new day. New mercies. What I am loving about sunrise near the mountains is that the mountains look different every morning. Every sunrise paints a different palette of colors and those colors are splashed with ever changing beauty onto the mountains right outside our windows. Today I am reminded that no matter the circumstances … Continue reading The Colors of Mercy