Let Us Adore Him
I was drawn into deeper, fuller worship of Jesus as I wrote about adoring our Lord.
Abide in Me
When evils hit the world news and scenes of unjust suffering hit our eyes and hurt in our heart, it is hard to identify all our feelings.
Nature Notes
What are my Nature Notes? When I send friends, family and a few others emails about new posts on Given Word Now, I usually…
The Glory of God
Around 1440 B.C., in an unusual mountain top encounter, God gave a man named Moses exact instructions on how to build…
Because of Jesus (With a List of Words to Describe His Life in Believers)
After His crucifixion and death, Jesus of Nazareth was the first human being to wake up from physical death, fully alive, fully human and Himself, but transformed into a new kind of spiritual body. This caused a paradigm shift on the entire timebound planet. It is impossible to list all the changes this has made […]
Your Today
Take time to thank and praise the Lord today. Do it until you feel HIS Holy Spirit welling up inside. Do it through tears if you must, in pain if it’s there, through your busy thoughts, until they are stilled and through your work until you know His work from your own. Take time TODAY […]
Self-Realization
Who am I? What defines my self? My family or friendships? My activities, like writing or painting? My thoughts, feelings, or body? Do psychological tests reveal my real self and give me clear life directions? Or will externals like economics, circumstances like Covid-19 or realities like aging define me? How do I find my true identity […]
The Christian Vote
Note: Please READ this and pass it on—especially the Charles Finney quotation and comments at the end
Cross Cultural Divides
The women in Jane Austin’s books fascinate me. Especially when they are blinded by their own faulty judgments and opinions. I identify with those who eventually see their mistakes and change their minds—and hearts.
Teapots
Last Thursday I counted my teapots. I have fourteen of them. I don’t collect them; they come to me. The occasion for counting up was a new addition to the inventory . . .It was one of the noisiest look-at-me teapots I’ve ever seen in my life. It called out, “Embrace my imperfections.”
Truth and Deception
God’s presence is fresh and lively; it’s creative and filled with truth, light and peace. The enemy’s activity, though often disguised as light, eventually turns into deception, weariness, darkness and unrest. This rather obvious observation was evoked by a CD message from a preacher who once taught Jesus’ love. The Holy Spirit once used him to heal the sick and give sight to the blind. He is still speaking and preaching, but . . .
Nature is Wild
The phrase, the wildness of nature, brings memories of waking up in the night to the crash of winter ice breaking up on Lake Geneva . . .
