"Where can we go? Our brothers have made us lose heart. They say, 'The people are stronger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the sky. We even saw the Anakites there.' "Deuteronomy 1:28 (New International Version)My in-laws had an amazing 14 foot ceiling in their living room in the home they recently moved from. There is something about height that makes everything … [Read more...] about Taking Down the Giant
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The Blessing of Unanswered Prayers
"You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it. And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure."James 4:2-3 (NLT)I heard a story this … [Read more...] about The Blessing of Unanswered Prayers
In Memory of Lukey
I wrote this the day we buried Luke in Nashville last August. Today would have been my precious nephew's first birthday. "He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." Revelation 21:4 Dearest Luke,We will sit under a tent today and say our final good-bye to you. Your daddy and mommy have decided … [Read more...] about In Memory of Lukey
All That Concerns Me
"The LORD will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever; Do not forsake the works of Your hands." Psalm 138:8 (NKJV)Overheard In An OrchardSaid the robin to the sparrow,"I would really like to knowWhy those anxious human beingsrush around and worry so."Said the sparrow to the robin,"Friend, I think that it must beThat they have no Heavenly Fathersuch as … [Read more...] about All That Concerns Me
Dead Branches
"If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned." John 15:6 (NIV)Outside in our front yard is a Bradford Pear tree that had never been pruned since it started growing almost eighteen years ago. Its limbs were growing precariously close to our daughter's second story bedroom window. These trees are … [Read more...] about Dead Branches
Memorialized Forever
"I tell you the truth, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her." Mark 14:9 (NIV)What does it take to be memorialized forever? I used to think it was accomplishing something no one else had done before. I thought the person had to be unblemished in his or her character. I thought it would be the person who cured cancer, had a … [Read more...] about Memorialized Forever
