Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away. Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.Psalm 37 Today I am taking a detour away from the "Love and Mercy" theme this third …
Continue reading False Positive – and the potential cost of losing trust
"Therefore, I say to you, don’t worry about your life, what you’ll eat or what you’ll drink, or about your body, what you’ll wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothes?"...Who among you by worrying can add a single moment to your life? "...Therefore, don’t worry and say, ‘What are we going …
I tried to look around the bend, to peer beyond the turn, and of course I couldn't. I used to worry about that, but now I realize that the truth of promise is who walks with me, not necessarily what's around the next corner.
This is the invitation of Christmas! Christmas is the invitation to not be afraid; it's the invitation to trust; it's the invitation to live!
So you say you want to experience real peace? To know the peace that passes understanding? To be free from anxiety and stress and self-doubt? Well, follow Jesus! Bust out of the narrow confines of your own carefully managed definition of comfort! Throw yourself in with the Prince of Peace, the Guide to the Great Adventure.
Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. - Ephesians 6:13 Here in North Carolina this has been a beautiful week of emerging fall colors and "windows-wide-open" temperatures. It's also been …
Continue reading fall color in Wake Forest – and the armor of God
This is one of those blog posts that is a response to a question. And, like most such posts, I'm probably giving a bigger answer than the question begs. But I'm an over-thinker; always have been; that's just what writers do. The question came out of a hymn. Or, more properly, a spiritual. Here's the text …
Continue reading didn’t my Lord deliver Daniel? (preaching to the choir)
(Follow-up to yesterday's garden post) Saturday early evening, walking around the MaulHall garden in the cool evening breeze, I finally caught a vision of what might be (once we do a phenomenal amount of hard work). It's interesting how it goes. Rebekah has the ability to stand somewhere, anywhere - in an overgrown yard, in a …
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. (Galatians 5:22-23) Today's post is going to direct you to click on two links. Please take a moment to look at them both. Because - along with the few thoughts I'll share on …
Continue reading Two “must-click” links on civility and freedom
"Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God" (John 1:12-13). Today's Advent Character is critically important to the story as it unfolded two-thousand years …
Continue reading You are a key player in “The Greatest Story Ever Told”
Derek Maul: Words, Photographs, and Food for the Journey 