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Have you ever been in a place or time that you’ve asked that question? I think there’s a good chance that I’m not alone in having at least thought that when facing trouble or difficulty. I’d like to share with you what I’ve learned about the answer to that question. In my life, I haveContinue reading “Why, Lord?”

The Lord has led me into several situations during this time in my life where I have had/am having to wait with no clear indication of what the future may hold, and in some cases, the outlook does not look very hopeful from a human’s point of view. I suspect that I am not alone.Continue reading “Patience, Trust, & Waiting”

When I first looked at these flowers, the first thing that popped into my mind after being awed by how beautiful they were was, ” We are all the same, just at different stages of development, so let’s just be kind to each other!” I intended to share the photo along with a few thoughtsContinue reading “All in it Together”

This morning, I joined with other brothers and sisters in Christ to worship outdoors at a former ranch. It was sunny, not a cloud in the sky, BUT it was also just barely above 40 degrees, and the wind was about 15mph; the feels-like temperature was below 40 degrees. It was not a comfortable morning,Continue reading “Outtakes from a cold morning service”

Happy Easter, Everyone! I hope that you have had a blessed and meaningful day! I have, and I’d like to share with you an insight that I had this morning. It was something that I already knew, but needed to be reminded of. Actually, the lesson began Friday night. I don’t know about you, butContinue reading “Cloudy, dark days”

This morning I read a short article about the 33 miners in Chile who were trapped underground by a mine collapse in 2010. They waited in the dark for 17 days for any kind of contact, and then for over two months until they were finally rescued. There was no way they could save themselves;Continue reading “Waiting for help from above”

I’d just like to share a little of the outtake from my devotional time this morning; writing it down for you here will help cement it in my own mind & heart. How do we not lose hope during discouraging times? How do we stand firm in our faith when it appears that all hopeContinue reading “Standing Firm & Not Losing Hope”

This past weekend, as I was walking on the University of Oregon campus, it seemed that the Lord was speaking to me through so many things that I was seeing. I gained four reminders that encouraged me, and I’d like to share them with you. The first one was that sometimes we will be plantedContinue reading “Lessons from a Walk”

Yesterday morning, as I sat at my table by my front window and ate breakfast, I so much enjoyed watching the birds on the other side of the glass. We were only about 6′ apart, but they could not see me because of the glare of the morning sun against the glass. Yet, if IContinue reading “Near Though We Cannot See Him”

In my younger years, I remember being taught that JOY came from putting Jesus first in your life, then Others, then Yourself. J-O-Y! I saw this principle worked out just this past Friday. I had a business appointment near the mall here, so after I finished, I decided to go to the mall to seeContinue reading “JOY”