July 27, 2013
I have a devotional book I use every morning. It’s a simple collection of verses – no commentary or cute stories – just a few Scriptures grouped around a common theme. Not surprisingly, the “lead verse” often shoots straight to the heart of the matter that’s in the depths of my heart. It happens with such regularity that recently after some disturbing late night news (not on television but in my little personal world) I crawled into bed with this thought, “Can’t wait to see what God does with this…
October 5, 2012
For several years, I have been fond of saying that I keep a “5K” in my back pocket. Now I certainly don’t mean I keep five thousand dollars there. My “5K” is a reference to running not money.
In 2008, my husband and I ran the New York City Marathon. Unless a miracle occurs, it was our first and last long race. Maybe it was more of a “bucket list” thing than we realized. But since then, I have continued to run. …
September 14, 2012
Crowded.
India on any given day.
Bruce Almighty’s mind when, endowed with some of the powers of God, he began to hear a backlog of unanwered prayers people had prayed.
India boasts one seventh of the world’s population. That’s crowded.
Bruce Almighty organized billions of prayers into file cabinets that filled his apartment. That’s crowded.
Cammy and I have mentioned in previous blogs how quick the Christians in India are to pray and trust in God and how that example now inspires us to say, “Pray like an Indian!” Every afternoon in…