Walking the Nature Trails The path opens to a clearing larger than a football field. Waist high brome grasses sway slightly in a gentle waltz with the faint breeze. Nearby branches merely watch, too heavily laden with yellow-green hedge apples to dance. On the far side of the field lies a painter’s palette of treesContinue reading “Walking the Nature Trails”
Category Archives: Christian devotion
Beyond the Spilled Milk (Audio Version)
Beyond the Spilled Milk
Beyond the spilled milk. That was my prayer for my children when they were small. “Lord, help me to see beyond the spilled milk.” As a parent, it is often easy to get caught up in the moment, and react with irritation or anger. Spilled milk would be just one small example. Instead ofContinue reading “Beyond the Spilled Milk”
Whispering Wings
In the beginning, you hovered over the waters, wings beating like a mother bird watching her young. Wings strong, silent, stirring the waters, whispering to all of creation, bestowing life. You who hovered in the beginning, you who made the heavens and the earth, you also made me. Your wings beat and the “breath ofContinue reading “Whispering Wings”
Reflected Glory
The small lake shimmers smooth as glass, its dark greenish-brown surface reflecting the surrounding autumn world. Dark, straight tree trunks and branches protect the lake’s perimeter, the yellow, green, and orange leaves doubled in their reflected beauty. The contour of each billowy cloud clearly shows in the dark water. An occasional soft “pop” punctuates theContinue reading “Reflected Glory”
I Love Fall
I Love Fall I love fall! Everything about it appeals: the crisp early mornings, the crunch of dead leaves beneath my feet. Who can resist pumpkin spice and hot apple cider? The cooler weather is invigorating and makes me want to go outside and be more active. I love the deep red and orange ofContinue reading “I Love Fall”
So Many Souls
So Many Souls One Sunday morning the members of my Sunday school class went prayer walking. Several small groups walked the nearby neighborhoods. Some stopped at each intersection to pray aloud together. My group walked silently, praying as we went. As my two partners and I walked our route, for me the recurring thought wasContinue reading “So Many Souls”
Walnuts for the Squirrels
As I walked the dirt path through the woods, I heard a soft “plop”. About a foot in front of me, a walnut had dropped from a nearby tree. Just a few feet farther down the path, I saw dozens of walnuts littering the trail. I wondered how long it would be before theContinue reading “Walnuts for the Squirrels”
Hunger and Thirst
How often do you get hungry or thirsty? My guess is you get hungry and thirsty several times a day, every day. Jesus said, Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled (Matt. 5:6). We long for food and water, but Jesus speaks of hungering and thirsting for righteousness! Continue reading “Hunger and Thirst”
A Thunderous Voice
The bible tells us that God speaks in a still, small voice. But sometimes when I enter a still, small state, His voice shouts and thunders: How can my people be so blind? How can you be so deaf? Open your eyes! Open your ears! My glory is all around you and you ignore it.Continue reading “A Thunderous Voice”
Growing Our Faith Together 