White contains all the wavelengths of the visible spectrum at equal intensity. It is the presence of all the light. White (or its variations), in the King James translation, occurs 79 times (81 times in the New Living Translation). It is the most frequently mentioned pigment in the New Testament and in the word of…
Category: A Faith in Process
Notes from the Journey
More Buechner
I don’t usually do this. (Okay, I never do this.) But Buechner’s words will not leave me alone unless I share them. Here are more quotes. ************ “If there is anything in this world I believe, it is that God is indeed doing all kinds of things in the lives of all of us.” God…
Frederick Buechner
Carl Frederick Buechner (BEEK-nər; July 11, 1926 – August 15, 2022) was an American writer, novelist, poet, autobiographer, essayist, preacher, and theologian. He was an ordained Presbyterian minister and the author of thirty-nine published books. (Wikipedia) When I read of his death last week, I was surprised to find that not only was he a contemporary, but he lived in New…
Messy Life?
Do you ever feel that your life looks like this? Messy, tangled threads going every which way? Can you even make sense of it or even sort it out? Ah, but God sees what we don’t: a complete and finished product. And He is not the least bit surprised or deterred by our “mess.” God…
Trust
TRUST: to have confidence in, place reliance upon, reasonably expect, believe, and entrust. We belong to God … We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. 1 John 4:6, 16 NLT ********** This is where I go wrong. I see that bad things happen; I even experience them….
Chosen by Name
So the Lord God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would call them, and the man chose a name for each one. Genesis 2:19 New Living Translation ********** Then Adam’s children got involved, naming animal groups. Here are some:…
Chosen
Chosen [adjective]: selected as the best or most appropriate, marked for favor or special privilege But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 1 Peter 2:9 NIV Even before he made the world, God…
Choosing
Choosing [verb]: picking out or select (someone or something) as being the best or most appropriate of two or more alternatives Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you’re going to live your life. Joel Osteen Love is unselfishly choosing for another’s highest good. C. S. Lewis Discipline is…
Choice
Choice [noun]: the act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities Your personal choices matter. And you have the power. Use it. Gloria Feldt I have chosen to be faithful; I have determined to live by your regulations. Psalm 119:30 NLT Managing the power of choice, with all its creative…
Creating
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth … Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us … Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good!Genesis 1:1, 26a, 31a New Living Translation Research show that everyone is creative, which…