Monthly Archives: December 2020

YOU’VE GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN YOUR HANDS

How many remember the song of justice and peace we sang as children and teens?  The song became a favorite among folk singers in my era and beyond.  I haven’t heard it sung in a long time.  To this generation … Continue reading

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CAN YOU HEAR ME, NOW?

Anyone who gathers with others to sing songs of praise to God, from the heart, loves the activity of worship.  Worshiping the God who loves us most, provides and protects is encouraging.  When we praise God with others it is … Continue reading

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THE SMILE OF GOD

Are we living in ways that make God smile?  I wonder.  When we talk, does God smile at the words that fall from our lips?  Do our thoughts, (because He knows them all), make God smile?  In the workplace, at … Continue reading

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GOD, HELP US

Worship and Wisdom, Psalms and Proverbs Psalm 79, The Message 1-4 God! Barbarians have broken into your home,    violated your holy temple,    left Jerusalem a pile of rubble!They’ve served up the corpses of your servants    as carrion food for birds of prey,Threw the bones … Continue reading

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OUR HISTORY OF REBELLION

We humans are a fickle creation of God.  God loved us first and loves us still.  He provides our all our needs.  He rescues us and protects us.  Then we rebel because we think we can do a better job … Continue reading

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GO OVER WHAT GOD HAS DONE

I’ve done my share of yelling, looking for God in the middle of my tumultuous thinking.  I’ve been honest with God about my frustrations with others who hurt others with words and actions.  And God listens.  God is not put … Continue reading

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DO WHAT YOU SAID

I am more inclined to trust someone who did what they said they were going to do consistently.  How about you?  Did you ever stop to think that is the way God feels about us?  Let’s go farther down the … Continue reading

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LET’S TALK! WHAT DO YOU SAY?

Talk can be uplifting or talk can bring us low.  Talk can bring life or it can take life from us.  Talk can announce good news or not so good news.  Talk can build sweet, intimate relationships or cause a … Continue reading

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WHERE ARE YOU, GOD?

How could this happen?  How can this be?  We hear people moaning and groaning about the current situation.  So many dying around us brings fear and anxiety like we have never felt before in our life span.  This is an … Continue reading

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GOD IS GOOD, BUT I NEARLY MISSED IT!

As “Go tell it on the mountain” still rings in my ears from the worship set in yesterday’s online service, I think about how I nearly missed being in this place in my life right now.  My story could have … Continue reading

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