A blank notebook. January 1. Moving to a new town, or beginning classes at a new school. There’s something alluring – albeit still terrifying sometimes – to most of us about fresh starts. Call it a blank canvas, a new beginning, a rebirth, whatever you prefer; we like the idea of starting again without the…
Month: March 2021
The Fickleness of Humanity
How fickle we humans are, how quick to doubt when it seems that the Lord is slow to act or has delayed in fulfilling his promises. I was reminded of this as I was reading in Exodus recently. When Moses was sent back from Midian to Egypt and he and Aaron first told the Israelites…
Recent Reads: Author Focus
I’m not much of a re-reader. Few and far between indeed are the books I read more than once, and even with authors, my reading list is far wider than it is deep. This week, however, instead of a brief look at 4 individual books I’ve read recently, I’m going to highlight 4 authors to…
Signs of Love
Valentine’s Day was a few weeks ago, and my social media feed sparked a thought I’ve been considering since then. (Yes, it takes me a while to process things sometimes.) I saw post after post that included something along the lines of “real love doesn’t look like flowers and chocolate one day a year; it…
As Is Your Way
My daily Bible reading rotation has had me in Psalm 119 for the last few days. The whole chapter, every single one of the 176 verses, is good sustaining food for thought, and I’ve returned to it often over the last 8 years in particular. There’s always deeper depths to plumb in all of God’s…