John-7:38

There’s an old but excellent analogy I find very helpful as a picture of a healthy Christian life.…

Sunday Stillness – What is a River of Prayer? For the past few days my hubby and I were on a short vacation with our boat. Hubby loves boating – I like it. We went to Gananoque, Ontario with our boat. Gananoque is on the St. Lawrence River. We took two trips on the river. One… Continue reading Sunday Stillness – What is a River of Prayer?…

No, really. We have a well. And it’s dry. Again. This has been a particularly dry year for us and while having a well seems almost… romantic. Almost. I can assure you that running out……

LISTEN INSTEAD Have you ever considered yourself as a well, an essential place to bring forth water? A place where water can be drawn up to quench thirstiness for a parched soul? A place where someone can draw buckets of water to feel nourished? Let’s consider what a well is… In order to create a well there is a man made excavation process; one has to unearth or lay bare the debris and dirt to make way for water to come forth. There has to be a digging out, and the — scooping out of ra……

Reading Time: 3 minutes I once thought I could never bloom in a barren land, never be all God called me to be in the midst of hard, dry circumstances. Then a friend named Stacy told me I could thrive in the desert. What freedom this brings! When life is dry and barren, the sun burns hot, and all…

The Lamb’s Book of Life (Image credit) You know that awkward moment, when you check a blogroll, kind of hoping you’ll be on it, and well…you’re not? And your heart sinks. And you say…. * * * Well, 30 years ago–forget that, 3 years ago, if I were blogging then–I would have heard the word […]…

Be appalled, O heavens, at this; be shocked, be utterly desolate, declares the Lord, for my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cist……

Today on Turning Mountains into Molehills’ devotional, we explores how God used the Redwoods in Northern California to teach me about faith.…

I wrote this as a guest post for Rev Angie Mabry-Nauta, and I am taking the liberty of reposting it here, because, well, its author lives here!!How to Deal with the Panic and Futility of Literary ComparisonsIf you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter; for always there will be greater and […]…

Be appalled, O heavens, at this; be shocked, be utterly desolate, declares the Lord, for my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cist……