Canada geese honk overhead. Blue Jays scream from the tops or trees. The leaves are beginning to turn, and I haven’t seen a robin for a while. This year the autumnal equinox, is Sunday, Sept. 22. Fall will arrive in the Northern Hemisphere at 7:44 a.m. CDT. This marks the first day of what is also known…
Category: A Faith in Process
Notes from the Journey
“The Majesty and Glory of Your Name”
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers,the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor.You made them rulers over the works of your hands; you put everything…
Celestial Music
{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…
Considering Miracles
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…
Miracles
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…
Walking with God
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…
Never Forget
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…
What You Didn’t Know …
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Now
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…
September is …
… 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…