Sea of Men

by | Jun 23, 2009 | Flashlight

Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. 1 Peter...

What’s for Dinner?

by | Jun 16, 2009 | Flashlight

Don’t worry and ask yourselves, “Will we have anything to eat? Will we have anything to drink? Will we have any clothes to wear?” Only people who don’t know God are always worrying about such things. Your Father in heaven knows that you need...

Meaningless

by | Jun 10, 2009 | Flashlight

The last and final word is this:   Fear God.   Do what he tells you. Ecclesiastes 12:13 (The Message) The pomp and circumstance of a Harvard graduation is awesome. It was great to watch Mark’s son, Alan, graduate with his Master’s degree and complete the...

A Charge

by | May 17, 2009 | Flashlight

So now, with God as our witness, and in the sight of all Israel—the Lord’s assembly—I give you this charge. Be careful to obey all the commands of the Lord your God, so that you may continue to possess this good land and leave it to your children as a permanent...

The Healer

by | May 6, 2009 | Flashlight

I, the LORD, am your healer. Exodus 15:26 (NASB) It was kind of a good news/bad news kind of day. The good news is that the “lesion” is a benign, common, cartilage cyst in the bone. The bad news is that I have the spine of a 76-year-old woman in the body...

In the Shadows

by | May 3, 2009 | Flashlight

I lie awake thinking of you,    meditating on you through the night.    Because you are my helper,    I sing for joy in the shadow of your wings.    I cling to you;    your strong right hand holds me securely.    Psalm 63:6-8 (NLT) The phone rang last week and my...

Something New

by | Apr 26, 2009 | Flashlight

For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. Isaiah 43:19 (NLT) When the New Year hit, I wondered whether turning over the page of a calendar...

A Busy Week

by | Apr 17, 2009 | Flashlight

When I am overwhelmed, you alone know the way I should turn. Psalm 142:3a (NLT) I love Spring in the desert. After living most of my life in the lushness of California foliage and flowers, my preconceived ideas of living in a basically brown landscape are dashed when...

Jephthah’s Daughter

by | Apr 4, 2009 | Flashlight

How much more do I need to say? It would take too long to recount the stories of the faith of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and all the prophets. Hebrews 11:32 (NLT) The record of the men and women of faith in Hebrews 11 inspires me every time I read...

Milestones

by | Mar 29, 2009 | Flashlight

So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12 (NASB) My online dictionary defines milestone as, “an action or event marking a significant change or stage in development.” Birthdays and anniversaries are the...