It’s funny… I’m really not OK with messes. But, I have kids. Several. (And they are all really good at making messes!) Sometimes—after I am able to calm myself down a bit—it makes me smile just to think what a sense of humor God has. He, being all-knowing, must know that I am fairly particular…
Tag: God’s Nature
Bee-Do, Bee-Do
“You’re a human being, not a human doing!” Perhaps you’ve heard, or read that somewhere? I have. It’s clever, and correct—albeit somewhat cliche. A quick search of the web will confirm its ubiquitous usage.1 The reason for such widespread repeating? We tend to focus on the things we do, more than the things we are….
No Strings Attached
This was originally posted April 19th, 2010. It could easily have been posted in 2013, so I am re-posting it today. It continues the theme of how we interact, how we relate. Speaking of which … off to the next visit! 🙂 I just need to get something off my chest. I’ve been thinking about…
The Bible Tells Me So
“Yes, Jesus loves me… The Bible tells me so!” Perhaps you sang those words just now as you read them because they are indelibly engrained upon your soul from countless repetitions in your early childhood. (And maybe you still sing them regularly with your own kids.) It’s a great song, and it’s true. The Bible…
Nothing To Prove
Imagine with me, please, that we are all free. There’s nothing to prove—ever. I don’t have to defend my spoken thoughts to you, nor those I neglected to speak, though you wished I had. You don’t have to explain yourself to me, either. And both of us are able to freely express what we think…
Question With Boldness
Though most people nowadays can conceive of no better poster child for agnosticism (or, at the very least, deism), Jefferson himself may have had a bone to pick with such people. In a letter to his nephew, on the topic of forming his own views on religion (a topic which he labeled “important”), Thomas Jefferson…
Allowing For The Process
Sometimes I’m really, really impatient. Also short-sighted, selfish, and in general unwilling to let others—even those I love the most—enjoy the blessings that I have received and thrived upon throughout my life. Yikes. That really doesn’t sound good! But it’s (in a way) really true. God is reminding me recently that he is patient beyond…
Handling Disappointment
There are more than a handful of individuals living here, under this roof. That’s a lot of opinions, a lot of wants and needs, and a lot of expectations. And, it’s also a lot of disappointments. Lately, those have come sharply into focus for the two youngest inhabitants of this home. At ages three and…
Empathy
Earlier this week I told the story here of how one thought led to another, leading me to the interesting conclusion that we are so self-focused that even when we are actually thinking of others we are thinking of self. Incredible, and brilliantly designed by our Creator, I might add. Another thought that has been…
Well-Seasoned
These days most of my music making happens whenever the youngest pay me a visit in my office. My guitar is out on its stand, ready for any action it might be required to perform. Most times it just sits there—looking great—but on occasion it will get a little exercise. Something I have been noticing…