“My ears had heard about you, but now my eyes have seen you. Therefore, I relent and find comfort on dust and ashes.” – Job (to God) 42:5-6 It is hard to work when you are sick! What I want to do is to write about the experience but then that tends to come off as whining. And I…
This article pulled in 15,000 views in just a few days
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All the water in the world cannot drown you unless it gets inside. Eleanor Roosevelt Last week I announced the looming inevitability of view number 1,000,000 here at DerekMaul.blog. Inexplicably, I didn’t hear a word from CNN, the BBC, USA Today, or even Oprah. Go figure? Not even a “Thank you for putting us on…
Here’s a short Sunday morning post to remind us that we live in a startlingly beautiful world and that here – in North Carolina at least – fall is beginning to makes its presence known and the timing couldn’t be better. Saturday I spent a delightful few hours with friends, chasing a little white ball…
Just a short post for Thursday. I played golf first thing this morning and didn’t have time to write earlier in the day. I know what you’re thinking: “How can this guy sit there at his computer and admit to playing golf instead of working.” This may sound farfetched, but I am not blowing smoke…
Read more If playing golf helps me relax and focus, doesn’t that make it a business expense?
The whole wide earth is full with your faithful love, God, teach me your ways! – Psalm 119:64 (paraphrase) Numbers are both intimidating and curious – especially if you are a language-arts person like me who gets uncomfortable around much beyond 3rd-grade math. But, increasingly, numbers – primarily zeros and ones – are becoming integral…
Read more The number “One Million”, data, statistics, “reach”, and real people
How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord. Psalm 84 This post is my gift to the members and friends of Wake Forest Presbyterian Church. It occurred to me the other day that very few people have been able to enjoy our beautiful campus since the suspension of in-person worship,…
Then he said to me: Human one, eat this thing that you’ve found. Eat this scroll and go, speak to the house of Israel. So I opened my mouth, and he fed me the scroll. He said to me: Human one, feed your belly and fill your stomach with this scroll that I give…
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Grace is a gift...
Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. – Hebrews 4:16 I am so proud of myself! Patting-myself-on-the-back proud! First, it’s important to understand that I am not “handy.” Not remotely. Rebekah is the tool person.…
Read more Happy to be on-line again – and why this Gospel message must reach the world!
