Category: A Faith in Process

{God asks Job,]“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?Tell me, if you know so much.Who determined its dimensionsand stretched out the surveying line?What supports its foundations,and who laid its cornerstoneas the morning stars sang together    and all the angels shouted for joy?Job 38:4-7 NLT *** There is scientific evidence that the stars still…

Come, see the glorious things God has done. What marvelous miracles happen to his people!Psalm 66:5 Living Bible *** Miracles happen quietly every day – in an operating room, on a stormy sea, in the sudden appearance of a roadside stranger. They are rarely tallied. No one keeps score. Mitch Albom *** O Lord my…

Who can list the glorious miracles of the Lord?Who can ever praise him enough?Psalm 106:2 NLT *** The miraculous is not extraordinary but the common mode of existence. It is our daily bread. Whoever really has considered the lilies of the field or the birds of the air and pondered the improbability of their existence in…

No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you:to do what is right, to love mercy,and to walk humbly with your God.Micah 6:8 NLT *** Walking in humility isn’t focusing on what we are not;rather, it’s declaring what God is.  A. W. Tozer *** The Lord says, “I will guide…

Yesterday was 9/11. I forgot. Well, not so much forgot; I wasn’t paying attention. I was more focused on “Wednesday” than on the date. Because I have not, and never will, forget the events of that day. Still, I feel a little guilty. In a nation as divided and angry as we are, it’s important…

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Self-care begins here and now, in the present. It is the only time we have. *** One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that…

… National Self-Care Awareness Month. *** “Self-care is a deliberate choice to gift yourself with people, places, things, events, and opportunities that recharge your personal battery and promote whole health — body, mind, and spirit.”Laurie Buchanan, Ph.D. *** “When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself…

I had to laugh when I read this.

You saw me before I was born.Every day of my life was recorded in your book.Every moment was laid outbefore a single day had passed.Psalm 139:16 NLT *** Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it, no less than in the excitement and gladness:…