Tag: christian
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Jagless
NOTE: No Jaguar owners were harmed in the writing of these thoughts. Years ago I found myself sitting in the Jaguar of Palm Beach dealership. Now this statement alone is fraught with all kinds of contradictions and raises more questions than I can answer. But there I was, sitting, observing, squirming and feeling completely out…
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Beautiful Bruises
What do you see? I asked a chef friend of mine why restaurants do not offer pears in fruit or other dishes. He told me that pears are all about timing and only good for a few days when ripe. And that they can take a while to ripen to the point where they are…
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The Gift of Gratitude
“I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.” Psalm 9:1 I wake this morning to a need for gratitude. There are things pressing in and pressing down on me this morning. Things that if I let them, will remove the lens of gratitude that…
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The Blanket’s Sustaining Source
“Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.” Isaiah 1:18 NKJV “Are you washed in the blood,In the soul cleansing blood of the Lamb?Are your garments spotless?Are they white as…
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Join Me
‘I can’t wait for you to get here.’ What if God is saying that to you right now? “In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, in order that we, who were the first to put…