As the heavens are higher than the earth,  so are my ways higher than your ways  and my thoughts than your thoughts.  Isaiah 55:9 NIV Recently I was flying back to Hawaii after a wonderful encounter with God at a conference in Australia. During the flight back, I peered out the tiny airplane window at…

And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. Romans 5:5 NIV* It is with striving, striving and more striving that we often seek the love of the Lord.   “This is so hard!” “I don’t know how to…

Hello Sweet Friends…. As the keyboard is clicking away, our three sweet children lay just a few feet away. They are clad in their jammies and sleeping soundly in their tent just outside the lanai. I, in my jammies too, am in the midst of thankfulness for three such beautiful children. I soooo cherish those…

    You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.    The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him,  and the evil man brings evil things out the evil stored up in him….

Clothing: it’s an essential item in our times. The articles of necessity can be beautiful and flowing or they can be tattered and torn, dirty and in need of cleansing.    It’s amazing how our hearts resemble clothing.  They can be beautiful and flowing, or they can be….. And, ultimately, it’s us who make the…

Be imitators of God, therefore,  as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us  as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.  Eph. 5:1-2 NIV*      

David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem, that is, Jebus.  The Jebusites who lived there said to David,  “You will not get in here.” Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion, the City of David.  1 Chronicles 11:4-5 NIV*   God has a call on your life. Oftentimes, while on the path with the…

  To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul; Psalm 25:1 NIV*   They are strong and powerful, ushering us into His presence, proclaiming His majesty and reminding us of Him. “They” are the Psalms.   There is great strength in praying them back to our Lord. They stir the spirit and usher in…