Good morning... After I shared with you an image and a paraphrase of Zepheniah 3:17 from the inspirational September newsletter sent by one of my spiritual mentors, Jan Johnson, one of you shared with me encouraging words from the September newsletter of one of your spiritual mentors, Amy Julia Becker. ****** Dear friends, What do speaking to 70 [...]
Good morning... There are so many different aspects of life, various layers of you, me, and us. Football and fantasies. Fighting and friendship. Fun, food, and family. Hurricanes and helpers. Heartache and healing. Hardness, hurriedness, and hopefulness. Wasteful and wonderful. Whining and wondering. Waiting, watching, and "What if?" Individually and collectively, we are a moving mass of living layers. Our daily [...]
Good morning... I find my mind lifting prayers for devastated Dorian victims in The Bahamas and those most vulnerable residents on our eastern shores. As a symbol of silent solidarity, yesterday I wore this necklace, reminding myself, "With God as our glue, we will heal whole together." Made with a stone I picked up on a Bahamian beach in [...]
Good morning... It is bittersweet for me to help craft words for the final email sent out to our August Enneagram class. Included here are the notes from last week's teaching, the focus for this week's lesson, and a link to register for fall classes at Northside Church, which begin the week of September 9th. What a joy [...]
Good morning... "Hey Sue!" she emailed. "You’ve been on a roll these last two weeks! LOVING all your messages each day! Makes me miss seeing you all the more, but at least I feel close to your heart through your daily sweet words!" She reflected: "I do believe God speaks to us in special ways through nature, through Scripture, [...]
Good morning... As we talked about the Holy Spirit actively guiding our daily lives, she said, "I only want to do what God wants me to do. Everything else fades away. It reminds me of the song I love most right now." Then together we enjoyed her current favorite song. I hope you will too. All athletes are [...]
Good morning... "Love this Sue!" she wrote after yesterday's post Does God Really Speak? "I think God speaks most clearly through us, in and through His creation - if we are paying attention. For me, one of the most powerful experiences of God’s timing came from me responding to the inspiration of a sudden breeze and a simultaneous [...]
Good morning... We are designed to live in oneness with the intimate and immense God of our universe. In our posts this week, we have traveled through everyday choices. If the will of God is the way of life, will we get all wrapped up in it? Monday: One of you shared: “I became convinced years ago that that [...]
Good morning... At 4:41 am I finished and sent yesterday's post Way of Life. Before climbing back in bed, uncharacteristically, I set my alarm. I was coaxed awake for a second time at 7:30 am. I enjoyed a cup of coffee on our back porch before my 8:30 am walk-and-talk. I was to meet up with a long-time [...]
Good morning... I love the Scriptural image ending yesterday's post. You've had a taste of God. Now, like infants at the breast, drink deep of God's pure kindness. Then you'll grow up mature and whole in God (1 Peter 2:3, MSG). We are each nursing babes nourished intimately by God. As we daily drink deep, increasing amounts of [...]
