Category: A Faith in Process

Last week, I witnessed a rare wonder. It was special, but brief. This life is more than the occasional spectacle. There is wonder every day, everywhere, given us to enjoy. ******** We should always endeavor to wonder at the permanent thing, not at the mere exception. We should be startled by the sun, and not…

***** We all keep reaching higher – Like a plant growing a garden, sometimes the weeds get in the way and take all the energy.  But when the weeds are removed the plant can grow the way it was meant to grow … It’s the same with God in our lives … He is the…

And if God cares so wonderfully for flowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Luke 12:28a NLT Up until yesterday, a line of grape hyacinths snaked out of the flower bed into the lawn in an apparent attempt to escape. Then the lawn mowers came,…

… a Failure to Communicate. Sunday was amazing, more like June than April. We had the windows wide open (which worries Hunter: strange smells and noises). I was in my bedroom, and as it grew dark, I called to Jenna in the living room. “Do you want to close the curtains?” A dangerous phrasing, because…

This is most certainly not a true story, but it sure is funny. ********** An American battleship ship is traveling at night around Canada when the radio comes on. It says “Canadian Navy to American Battleship, we have detected that you are on a collision course with us. Please alter your course 5 degrees north…

We can make our plans,    but the Lord determines our steps.Proverbs 16:9 NLT ******** We planned to see The Great American Solar Eclipse. We didn’t know we had also signed up for The Great American Traffic Jam. We barely got through Indianapolis when traffic came to a halt. Stop-creep-stop, thousands of people trying to get home. At first,…

Like everyone else, we obsessively watched the Eclipse Day weather forecast. By Sunday evening, we knew we would drive to Indianapolis, see the eclipse, then come home. An easy day’s journey. At 7:45 AM we headed out. Estimated travel time to Indy was about 3 1/2 hours. Because Jenna was driving, all I had to…

We were amazed. And humbled. Watching the moon nibble away at the sun. Knowing that each one, in an independent orbit, following its own path, doing what they have always done, yet looking so different from our perspective than their everyday selves. In my mind, there is no doubt Creative Intelligence is behind it, and…

The heavens proclaim the glory of God.    The skies display his craftsmanship.Day after day they continue to speak;    night after night they make him known.They speak without a sound or word;    their voice is never heard.Yet their message has gone throughout the earth,    and their words to all the world.Psalm 19:1-4 NLT The biggest news around here is today’s…

Our yesterdays present irreparable things to us; it is true that we have lost opportunities which will never return, but God can transform this destructive anxiety into a constructive thoughtfulness for the future. Let the past sleep, but let it sleep on the bosom of Christ. Leave the Irreparable Past in His hands, and step…