What I remember about a rainbow is the order of color – ROY G BIV – red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. God designed it. He created such a beautiful world that displays all combinations of His colors. When asked last minute to teach children it is my go-to lesson and craft. Many…
Man Destroys Himself
Pray for His purpose or we can waste a life (from a Perspectives testimony). I also read this today in Joy Loewen’s thoughtful book, Woman to Woman, Sharing Jesus with a Muslim Friend, “Freedom and healing are the twin ministries of the Holy Spirit”. Purpose, freedom, and healing can only be accomplished/completed by belief in…
Defection From Christ
I’m reading as far as I can before my head hurts. Dietrich, in ETHICS, uses words I never use so this is a slow go but I know he also saw what I have missed. I was not yet born while he was writing this book and his circumstances were serious. His position in the…
Psalm 52-59 – Oh Glory
Glory is a term that only relates to who God is. In the Book of Hebrews the term effulgence reflects another character of God – the ability to shine brightly. A similar description is the state of looking very beautiful or being full of goodness. God dazzles us and our breath is taken away with…
Soaking It In
Aside from the rain in British Columbia, I keep noticing other things. This random input is not special or biblical but just a collection. Please skip this reading if you are hoping for substance. Where I am staying has a collection of DVD’s so I watched an old Star Wars film. I’m convinced that George…
A Serious Prayer
Psalm 51 is a prayer from David to God after his missteps into murder and adultery. The outcome was horrific. Even with God’s forgiveness we are stuck with memories of the harm we have caused. The psalm is full of outcomes and more detail but I see another formula. What are the steps to tell…
Other Places
I grew up in one house. My children, for the most part, grew up in one house. I like staying home but it can be selfish, at times, to center any life on me me me – my stuff, my choices, my plan, etc. I’m on my first holiday since retirement that is not with…
Singing the Psalms
When I got to Psalm 45, the introduction said, “For the choir director: A love song to be sung to the tune, ‘Lilies.’ A psalm of the descendants of Korah. Pow. My curiosity exploded – what did that special melody called ‘Lilies’ sound like? I wondered and prayed and then began to sing. I am…
Come Fly With Me
The days are long but the years are short. It feels like a short time ago that Greg Jarvis died as an astronaut. He was a friend’s brother-in-law. Because he was my uncle, when John Orahood crashed and died on the Mohave Desert, while flying an experimental early shuttle design, emotion was attached to those…
More Psalms
How rich they are. Here is a brief look at Psalms 24-39 – just a few thoughts. Psalm 23 stands alone and I have written much and received so much at YWAM on the study of Psalm 23. It is important to God that we do not worship idols nor tell lies. The answer to…