… (s)he will come like a pent-up stream that the wind of the Lord drives on. — Isaiah 59:19. If you’ve been in the NC mountains you understand the image of a pent-up stream. It is one of mother nature’s most beautiful sights and one of its most powerful. Suzy and I had a dear friend, Jill,…
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Water Into Wine
Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him. — John 2:11. You must be thinking that after yesterday’s events I went off my January cleanse to be thinking about turning water into wine. I was tempted for sure, but I held firm…
Epiphany
And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their own country by another road. — Matthew 2:12. The magi went home “by another road.” Each of us comes to Christ a different way, some by parental influence, some by tragedy or crisis, and some by an epiphany of a…
Healthy Exercise
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. — Hebrews 11:1. As we begin the New Year we have lots to hope for and belief that good things will happen, despite all evidence to the contrary. We have faith. The word faith has lots of meanings, but the Hebrews…
New Day, New Year
Today is the first Monday in a new month and the new year — a true fresh beginning. How do you begin? Are you like the first day of school, with new books, notebook, and attitude? Are you bogged down in the past and gloomy about the future? Are you somewhere in between? I do…