God’s Provision for the Journey

Aye Yi Yi   That’s a phrase I hear a lot these days. I’ve married recently and my new family uses it quite a bit. It has a somewhat flexible meaning ranging from mild frustration to real dismay depending on the circumstances. I bring this up because it verbally blends with the growing phenomenon referred […]

Walk in the Light The heavens are Yours, the earth is also Yours; the world and all it contains, You have founded them; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name. You have a strong arm; Your hand is mighty, Your right hand is exalted. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;

I Pledge Allegiance, revisited I pledge allegiance to the flag and to the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible with Liberty and Justice for all. I remember citing this with my hand over my heart every day when I was in grade school. Later

The Vultures Are Circling Vultures are a common sight in South Florida. I’d seen them in other places but their activity here is much more evident. They don’t seem to care what’s going on around them if there’s prey to be consumed. Most birds are rousted with just a little movement in their direction but

The Call of the Grave I was talking to my fiancé the other day, chatting about what we’re hearing the Lord say to us as we study the Bible. We’re both encouraged by one another as we walk out our salvation; it’s a blessing. Somewhere in the conversation she reflected on the process of aging

The Power of Yoke There’s an ongoing discussion concerning how the inequities of race should be addressed. The term “woke” is a significant part of this discussion but its exact meaning is somewhat fluid depending on who’s using the term and what it’s being applied to. Apparently it is thought by some that “woke” sentiments

I’ll Be Home for Easter It’s kind of a takeoff on the Christmas song: “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.” Our Christmas celebrations evoke an affirmation of home and family as the song suggests. People want to be “home for the holidays” where they can reaffirm their roots and maintain their connections with those whom they’re

Practicing His Presence   But this I say, brethren, the time has been shortened, so that from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none; and those who weep, as though they did not weep; and those who rejoice, as though they did not rejoice; and those who buy, as

“But this I say, brethren, the time has been shortened, so that from now on…”

Up the Lazy River Serenity is what we often look for in our lives, but it’s inconsistent with what we’re encouraged to seek. Excitement is more the order of the day. (I’m reflecting on a decidedly American experience here.) What’s happening that’s exciting? What’s happening that will engage us, distract us from the difficulties of