"You are all sons of the light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be alert and self-controlled." 1 Thessalonians 5:5-6 (NIV)Grief must be acknowledged. It is a force so strong in intensity that we cannot afford to ignore it. Those who do not embrace grief and walk its dark road will slowly sink … [Read more...] about The Poison of Apathy
Archives for June 2008
The Dust of His Feet
"...His way is in the whirlwind and the storm, and clouds are the dust of his feet." Nahum 1:3I will always remember an airplane ride I had through the thunderclouds. As terrified as I was that the plane was flying in the pitch dark, thousands of feet above the ground, I could not get myself to shut the window panel to avoid looking out the window. The lightning outside my window seemed so … [Read more...] about The Dust of His Feet
Permission to Rest Granted
Psalm 103:13-14 (New International Version) 13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him; 14 for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.I have always marveled at a newborn's ability to block everything out around him or her when sleep is necessary. I carried my oldest child in a sling much of his first year of … [Read more...] about Permission to Rest Granted
The Worry of Hurry
“Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” Colossians 3:12 (New International Version)I was supposed to meet someone at 8:45 a.m. recently. Now, anyone of my friends will know to tell me that the time I need to arrive is ten minutes before they actually want me to be there. I have a penchant … [Read more...] about The Worry of Hurry
If These Walls Could Speak
“A wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.” Proverbs 14:1Rob and I recently visited the one of the oldest plantation homes in the South open to the public. The uniqueness of this home was that we toured an empty house. All that we looked at were bare walls that last saw a paint brush over one hundred fifty years ago. The plaster ceilings were still … [Read more...] about If These Walls Could Speak
The Cost of Wisdom
Job 28:20-24 (New International Version) 20 "Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell? 21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing, concealed even from the birds of the air. 22 Destruction and Death say, 'Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.' 23 God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells, 24 for he views the ends … [Read more...] about The Cost of Wisdom