Category Archives: Scripture

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 nearly imperceptible breeze.  Nearby branches of the trees merely watch the waltz, too heavily laden with yellow-green hedge apples to dance.  On the far side of the field lies a painter’s paletteContinue reading “Walking the Nature Trails”

In Times of Trouble

Dictionary.com defines “fortress” as a place of exceptional security or a stronghold. I don’t know about you, but I find it comforting to know that the Lord provides me with a place of exceptional security. That’s a place where I can feel safe, safe from harm, safe to be myself, safe to express myself. It’sContinue reading “In Times of Trouble”

Plan A or Plan B

The poet Robert Burns said, “the best laid plans of mice and men often go astray.” From the wisdom of Proverbs, it seems we shouldn’t be upset when then happens. Instead, we should rejoice in God’s plan for us. Lord, remind me to consult you before I make all my “wonderful” plans for my future.Continue reading “Plan A or Plan B”

A Deeper Look

‘A Deeper Look Do you remember how the Pharisees tested Jesus by asking Him which was the greatest commandment in the law? You know, the one where He passed the test with this basic reply: Love God and love your neighbor. As I’ve been meditating on these verses, I realize Jesus spent much of HisContinue reading “A Deeper Look”

Justice

Oh, Lord, you know that sometimes I want to mete out justice. “This person deserves this punishment, and those people deserve that,” I think in my arrogance. The words of Your Son, my Savior, humble me. “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.” Mt. 7:1. In Your time and Your way, Lord, “LetContinue reading “Justice”

First Kiss

Frost has kissed the forest.  Leaves and grasses have succumbed to its deadly touch. Yellow and brown leaves flutter from the trees. The stream is littered with autumn’s golden snowfall. As I wander off the soft, sandy trail, my feet crunch noisily through the leafy debris.  Looking up, I see trees lifting dark, barren branchesContinue reading “First Kiss”