Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other. Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven. The Lord will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its harvest. Righteousness goes before him and prepares the way for his steps. Psalm 85:10-13 I mentioned in yesterday's post how slow we have been here at Maul-Hall as regards to getting …
- Naomi's creation, enjoyed at the coffee table with the children and "Hamilton" Just a short post this morning in response to the "Evening of food and entertainment with Naomi" provided by our daughter. She cleaned the kitchen, prepared dinner, introduced us to our first viewing of "Hamilton," then cleaned the kitchen again. The meal …
Continue reading This story is – first – ours to live before it can be told
As the guards led Jesus to be crucified, there was an African man in the crowd named Simon, from Libya. He had just arrived from a rural village to keep the Feast of the Passover. The guards laid Jesus’ cross on Simon’s shoulders and forced him to walk behind Jesus, carrying his cross. Luke 23:26 - something like …
Sometimes - much of the time - we become so caught up in the details we forget the big picture.
Producing a novel is a new thing for me. I've may have made my name in non-fiction, but everything I have written - my devotional writing, the majority of my books, this blog, and even my newspaper work - has all been driven by story.
And what you see, when you look at the Body of Christ through the lens of covenant, is love, grace, commitment, promise, faithfulness, peace, assurance, encouragement, hope, and joy...
Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your …
Continue reading good news from New Hope Presbytery: evidence of abundant life!
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; 3 he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake. - Psalm 23 This morning's brief post (it's another very busy day) hangs on a short conversation I …
Continue reading Arlington National Cemetery – a place alive with amazing stories
What is sown is perishable, what is raised is imperishable. It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. It is sown a physical body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a physical body, there is also a spiritual body. Thus it is written, …
But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those who have died, so that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have died. - 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 …
Continue reading the grace of a great story: “goodbye” to Myrt Hubbard Alexander
Derek Maul: Words, Photographs, and Food for the Journey 