“You’ve got this!” I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s received that phrase in response to expressed feelings of inadequacy and being overwhelmed by life’s circumstances and demands. As well-meaning as the intentions are, I’m probably not the only one that finds that it often falls short in effectiveness. Perhaps if it’s a matter…
Month: February 2023
Shout For Joy
When we speak of nature speaking, particularly speaking of the glory and existence of God, we likely most often think of Psalm 19 – “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the skies above proclaim His handiwork.” A lesser-known one that I came across recently is Psalm 65. The chapter describes much of how…
Come and See and Hear
As I took a(nother) turn through the Psalms recently and came upon Psalm 66, my attention was caught by a parallel that we see in that chapter. The specific verses were 5 – “Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.” – and verse 16…
Abide with Me
I’m in the middle of the busiest and most stressful week of the year at work: audit week. This is the week that outside accountants come in and basically tear apart the financial statements from the year just ending, to validate that our internal team – which in 2022 was mostly me, myself, and I,…