“STOP THAT” Spray

Good morning... Did I tell you that in January God brought a dog walker-whisperer into our Tuesday afternoon Bible study? Let me paint you the picture. We got our 8-week old puppy last June from Adopt-a-Golden Rescue and, when I began hosting daily classes in my home in September, Tate's puppy-ness was full-blown. She was an all-out-crazy bundle of [...]

By |2018-06-15T09:44:43-04:00March 29th, 2017|Anxiety, Depression, Holy Spirit|

A Funky Print From Goodwill

Good morning... As I was browsing the nearest Goodwill store, a framed print caught my eye. Beside a funky image of a woman chopped up in colorful shapes, I read these words. "I have too much to lose she said, if I cross that line. Like what? I said. She could not think of anything that day so she [...]

By |2018-06-15T10:36:00-04:00March 24th, 2017|Holy Spirit, Joy, Trust God|

Breathe Deep The Breath Of God

Good morning... As we walked around the horse farm at an early morning hour, my friend said the same sentence that had woken me from sleep. "You forgot two holes." She and the Holy Spirit were exactly right, in my post yesterday, "Five holes in our head," I forgot to mention that we each have two nostrils. Revealing a [...]

By |2018-06-15T14:33:41-04:00February 18th, 2017|Community, God's Love, Holy Spirit|

We Thirst For The Spirit

Good morning... Saturating my waking mind is a song we taught our church youth group twenty-five years ago. "Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me. Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me. Melt me. Mold me. Fill me. Use me. Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me." My soul (my life, my inner [...]

By |2018-06-15T15:33:20-04:00February 9th, 2017|Everyday life, Holy Spirit, Transformation|

A Historic Inauguration

Good morning... In 2 Corinthians 3:7-18, the Bible records a historic inauguration. Remember with me that the Ten Commandments were given to Moses on Mount Sinai, offering chiseled-in-stone rules-to-live-by for the followers of the one true God (Exodus 20). Upon those commandments, the people of Israel founded their nation, creating their laws and forming their government. Yet over time [...]

By |2018-06-15T18:13:14-04:00January 20th, 2017|God's Plan, Heaven On Earth, Holy Spirit|

Become Who You Are

Good morning... "The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you really are," says Carl Yung, the Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology. 'Who we really are' is established by our Creator long before the day of our birth. Each of us whispers in wonder the words of Psalm 139:13-16 (NLT). "You made all the delicate, [...]

By |2018-06-15T19:48:36-04:00January 13th, 2017|Awareness, Holy Spirit, Transformation, True Self|

A Short Prayer

Good morning... I discovered a short prayer formed in the humble heart of missionary Amy Carmichael. "Holy Spirit think through me till your ideas are my ideas." May this short prayer begin to form a humble heart within each one of us. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the [Holy] Spirit who is from [...]

By |2018-06-15T20:13:42-04:00January 8th, 2017|Holy Spirit, Prayer, Transformation|

Slow Down Your Feet

Good morning... "Slow down your feet," the voice of a loving mom reminded her preoccupied preschooler. As the crowd rushed away from Sunday morning worship, I heard above the energized din, "Slow down your feet." "Don't run!" I have heard before. "Slow down your feet," is a new thing. This morning, I remind all of us: "Slow down your [...]

By |2018-06-16T06:39:43-04:00December 23rd, 2016|Awareness, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ|

Spirit-taught Words

Good morning... As I finished off my Spiritual Direction paper due by midnight last night, I was drawn back to this quote. "We have been raised from the dull sphere of mere mind and matter into the heavenly radiance of the spirit world; and now, as spiritual (beings), we discern spiritual things, we feel the forces which are paramount [...]

By |2018-06-16T14:27:28-04:00October 22nd, 2016|Holy Spirit, Spiritual Gifts, Spiritual Growth|

“God Within” Us

Good morning... I learned lots of tantalizing tidbits as I read my two Spiritual Direction books. In passing, one set of authors wrote, "The next time you feel enthusiastic about something, remember that that word means literally 'God within' you" (p. 87 in Hagberg and Guelich's The Critical Journey: Stages in the Life of Faith). With my intrigue sparked, [...]

By |2018-06-17T14:16:35-04:00October 14th, 2016|Authenticity, Everyday life, Holy Spirit|
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