Places 31: Jacob’s Chutzpah
At Peniel 2021 revisions from Israel and the Chutzpah of Jacob. The original of this was an unwieldy four-page history. I Wrestling with God is fearsome. Have we courage to try? Remember the story of Jacob, a man who dared God — and cried, “Touch me, bless me, lest I die” Will we wrestle through […]
Places 25: Good Morning
Good Morning What? Waking me up before the dawn, expecting me, to praise, to forget myself and sing Your song? No early bird am I. Deprived of rest, shivering in wintry cold wanting warmth and heat to thaw my frigid hands and feet— You say to seek for song? I come up short in weakness […]
Places 24: You Will Know Me
Revisions of You Will Really Know Me Waiting Often I have sought You— pushed aside the lures of night, fought to find Your Glory light. I’d wait with seeking heart until Your Love would find— to realign my weary mind. Today, I’m tired of waiting, encased in aching aging bones, my weary soul waits on, […]
Fog
My weather app says the sun is shining. Surely it is—somewhere—but around me it’s thickening fog. Dense clouds are dripping down a heavy wash of gray. The woods to the north are barely visible. Such impenetrable fogs trigger memories for me—always the same three.
Dense fog triggers memories for me—always the same three. The first, from 1962, is a comfortable one, full of family love, adventure and teamwork.
Knowing God through His Word — Part 18
When prayers go unanswered, asking “Why?” may bring insight, but more often it erodes peace and disrupts abiding in God’s love. Most believers already know all the pat religious reasons why God doesn’t give us what we pray for. Usually, the first is doubt . . .
