"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have fa good understanding. His praise endures forever!" – Psalm 11:10 If the fear, awe, and reverence of God provide the starting point for wisdom,… Continue reading

I have often availed myself of the wide place. I was having a moment of gratitude the other day when I realized that I was not wobbling, staggering, and swaying as I had been some months back. I was sure… Continue reading

If you like this clip art sample, order it from the link above. That is an example of killing two birds with one stone: I used some art to make my point and I advertised the clip art company. But.… Continue reading

I'm prayerfully musing over multi-tasking with multiple purposes and the benefits versus dangers of losing one or both in the process of serving both. I feel a blog entry coming on. I think we can accomplish more than one thing… Continue reading

Hard times are creeping all over. Everyone looking for a four leafed clover. Life as we know it isn't so easy. Verses like this getting mighty cheesy, Days are long. Rewards come slowly. More time to waste, less time to… Continue reading

Psalm 109 is harsh. It is the song of a king who vows to recompense those who walk over others and persecute the poor, who disregard God and disrespect their neighbors. We are tempered by grace from acting harshly. We… Continue reading

  "Let no iniquity get dominion over me." This is the prayer of any person who fears addiction to anything. It is the cry of anyone who knows the danger and potential of anything gaining that sort of dominion. What… Continue reading

Art credit - https://www.redbubble.com/people/aprilann/works/9943039-he-will-regard-the-prayer-of-the-destitute Eugene Peterson calls Psalm 102 "A Prayer of One Whose Life Is Falling to Pieces, and Who Lets God Know Just How Bad It Is." The brother is broken, downtrodden, depressed, angry, and abandoned … Go to… Continue reading

We see something amazing and set it aside as if amazement is not the way we are to live each day. What is amazing must be some sort of aberration or inclusion.  We cannot cope with what we cannot explain. We… Continue reading

We walk among "perpetual ruins," reminded of what once was. Were we born at the wrong time? There once was glory. All we see is decay. Where is God? Is it all yesterday's story for yesterday's people? In the lament,… Continue reading