Over the past few weeks that have actually turned in to months, I have had a difficult time with feeling contented. I have not had a good grasp on it. If my dear Aunt Bessie could hear my thoughts, she would tell me to quit wishing my life away. Good advice, especially when you get…
Category: Discovering New Vantage Points
Treasured Identity: At Peace
You will keep the mind that is dependent on You in perfect peace, for it is trusting in You. Isaiah 26:3 I stood there, feet on a tiny, rigid mesh platform looking to the ground a hundred feet below. I should have been scared out of my mind, but I wasn’t. I felt at ease, and perhaps even a…
Identity Crisis
Of all the people on earth, the LORD your God has chosen you to be his own special treasure. Deuteronomy 7:6 New Living Translation “I want what you have,” a friend confessed. After years of being involved in each other’s lives, she had noticed a difference in mine. I was confident and at peace….
Wild Fire
The smell of smoke lingers in the air this morning. Summertime in California. Of all the threats of natural disasters we face in our state, wild fire is one of the worst. At the moment, there are several burning. Destroyer of landscape, property and lives, it is a reminder of how precarious life can be….
Open Hands
 Sometimes I feel like I am my own worst enemy. Well, maybe more specifically it’s my hand that is the trouble. You see, it has difficultly when it comes to surrendering my burdens. My heart may know that I need to allow God total access to my troubles but my hand keeps them tightly…
Counting the Days
World change will come from each of us living each day in a way that celebrates the life and death of Jesus.
He’ll Fight for You
If you were ever in doubt that God has got it covered when it comes to the enemies of your life, then you need to take time to read a little song written by David in 2 Samuel 22. Its lyrics tell us who God is: a rock, a fortress, a deliverer, a stronghold, a refuge…
Smooth Passage
The freeway that connects LA and Las Vegas is just a stone’s throw from my home. Over the past couple years, a rehabilitation project has been taking place to enable the tens of thousands of cars and trucks that use it each day to pass smoothly and unhampered through the Cajon Pass. But that is…
What’s That Smell?!
I can’t say that I have spent much time contemplating Leviticus in the Scriptures. The book is filled with God’s communication with Moses on the guidelines of social conduct along with the schedule of sin and guilt offerings required when said guidelines were broken. The specifics being put into place aren’t pretty. Slaughter and blood-covered…
Legs to Stand On
This morning while on a walk, I noticed a small millipede crossing the road. All of his legs were working in unison to move him along his way. What a lucky little creature to have so many limbs to rely on. He seemed to glide along its pathway without hindrance or hesitation. We bipeds are…