FRUIT OF CHOICE

I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.John 15:5  (NIV)When we want to discover what another is truly like,…we look at their commitments, their actions…and we listen to their...

BE A PALM TREE

The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the courts of our God.Psalm 92: 12-13 (NIV) When life starts to go south, or things aren’t happening as we anticipated…we...

Leaving the Nest

See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert. Isaiah 43:19 (NIV)   College-bound students are starting their fall semester. This is a good time for me to start blogging again. I’ve...

A BETTER VERSION

‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”Revelation 21:4  (NIV) My son Andrew and I were having a ‘heavy’ conversation one day about life and death. I told him I...

HAVING A BAD FACE DAY!

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.Romans 12:12  (NIV)In this blog post, I’m going describe the lessons God showed me in the middle of a mini trauma I experienced a couple of weeks ago. He has shown up countless times in the 25 years since I...