Good morning... As I prepared with God for my annual kickoff talk with the Lovett School Moms In Prayer group, I sensed one thing we all have in common: we all worry. We don't want to worry. We don't plan to worry. We don't have to be taught to worry. Our human minds just seem to automatically worry. [...]
Good morning... "Sue and Steve," a longtime friend emailed my husband and me yesterday. "Sending blessings to the two of you who minister to so many in so many ways. I bet you already have this resource, but I’m forwarding in case you don't. Steve, I am praying for you and our community at Lovett as we begin [...]
Good morning... It doesn't interest me to know... what my husband and I will look like as we age. I want to know... how to connect amid the toxicity of our world. I want to know... how to rise above my self-protection (my clenched fists, my rushing forward, my eyes down), rising above to let my true colors [...]
Good morning... With our oldest son's wedding less than three weeks away, we pulled out our plastic picture bin to search for framable photos for the rehearsal dinner. Along with lots of fun pictures of Kyler and Chandler as a couple, we will include photos from our own wedding, from her parents' wedding, and from the weddings of [...]
Good morning... The Holy Spirit of God gives power, wisdom, and guidance to all of us, each day. How often do we fully access this gracious gift? But this is what God told the prophet Joel to say, “When the last days come, I will give my Spirit to everyone. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young [...]
Good morning... Two segments of Scripture quietly flow my way in the early morning hours of this brand new day. Dear friends, keep building on the foundation of your most holy faith, as the Holy Spirit helps you to pray. And keep in step with God's love, as you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to show how [...]
Good morning... "God in stereo!" she emailed me after yesterday's post, What's The True Purpose Of Prayer?" She shared with me a devotional message she had just read, a message amplifying the process of metamorphosis, God's Spirit gradually transforming ordinary people, like you and like me, into the very image of Christ. ****** "Truth For Life Daily: Alistair [...]
Good morning... I love meeting short poems who, very simply, speak God's truth. ****** Sympathetic Resonance by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer All day, I feel the throbbing of other lives, other pain, as if I’m a string on the piano that goes unplayed, and yet vibrates when the hammer strikes other strings, and then— your ache, my ache, two [...]
Good morning... "Hi Sue," she wrote yesterday, "I received this devotional sometime early in the pandemic and have saved it. It reminds me of your post this morning, Trusting Without Seeing." ****** Excerpt from The Moon Is Round by Sylvia Gunter In times of crisis trust is a powerful weapon. I define trust as assured reliance on the character, [...]
Good morning... The prophet Isaiah does not stop at just two questions in Chapter 40 of his book in the Bible, like we identified in yesterday's post. Isaiah actually fills the page with a plethora of question marks. Let's revisit this ancient wisdom, as we deepen into God's definitive answer to the hard questions in life. Who measured [...]
