The High View
“Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders (Exodus 15:11)?” This is a question that Moses asked as he recounted how God had brought all of the Israelites out of the land of, and slavery to, the Egyptians. The chapter…
Read MoreOpening Eyes to See
Facebook reminded me of a post I wrote a few years ago about a time when I collected Santas and a time when I was obviously confused about God and Christianity, not to mention Santa Claus. In those days, some of my friends called me the “Church Lady.” I attended a church weekly…
Read MoreProvidence: Meeting, Visit, Book, Healing
I know, O LORD, that the way of man is not in himself, that it is not in man who walks to direct his steps. Jeremiah 10:23 We have…
Read MoreBiblical Examples for Disciplining Children
“Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves; therefore despise not the discipline of the Almighty. Job 5:17 Consistently disciplining our children is a difficult task but we are assigned to do it. Remember when our parents told us it was “for your own good?” They were right. The Bible says that striking with…
Read MoreHospitality – Sharing the Bare Necessities
Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. 1 Peter 4:9 In Romans 12, Paul is teaching about how to live as a Christian. One of the commands he gives is, “Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality” (Romans 12:13). This is one sentence. I take that to mean…
Read More5 Dinner Table Truths
And there you shall eat before the LORD your God, and you shall rejoice, you and your households, in all that you undertake, in which the LORD your God has blessed you. Deuteronomy 12:7 When I was growing up (one of six children), we ate dinner as a family every night. So, when…
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