Shall we receive the good at the hand of God, and not receive the bad? — Job 2:10. Job poses the question that humankind has been asking since the earliest days. It is posed in a million different ways such as why do bad things happen to good people? Don’t we all wish we had the…
Month: August 2020
Do You Come Peaceably?
Do you come peaceably? — 1 Samuel 16:5. How do you walk into a room or an important meeting? How do you greet your neighbor or a long lost friend? Is it with open arms or is your guard up? I have met people where every encounter is a confrontation. Usually such meetings do not leave…
So Nothing May Be Lost
Gather up fragments left over, so nothing may be lost. — John 6:12. There are several references in the New Testament about fragments and crumbs. Remember the woman talking about crumbs from thy table. Now Jesus wasn’t a hoarder. From all we know he walked with a robe, sandals, and perhaps a skin filled with water.…
The Lord Is Your Shade
The Lord is your shade at your right hand. — Psalm 121:5. During my walks this summer I find myself searching for shade. There is nothing as comforting as shade on a hot sweltering day. I can only imagine how valuable shade was in the middle east over 2000 years ago. My shaded porch is my…
I Don’t Know
Whatever inspiration is, it’s born from a continuous “I don’t know.” — Wisława Szymborska. Why is it so hard to utter the words, “I don’t know.” I expect that part of it is ego, and part of it is shame. And yet those words “I don’t know” offer such an opportunity. They can trigger curiosity.…