Squirrel!

dug squirrel

I’m easily distracted…for those familiar with the movie Up…I am Dug – “Squirrel!”  In those very rare moments where I seem to have been forced to settle in and be still (Psalm 46:10) I am very thankful that God speaks to me (prayer, music, creation and most of all His Word).  I’ll admit that I …

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NOT “Goodbye”

The object of the Christian faith is the glory of GOD (Isaiah 43:6-7). That means absolutely nothing to an unbelieving world. I’m writing this the day after the largest mass shooting in the history of Texas and as of now the death toll stands at 26 lives that were taken…in a church. Predictably there is …

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Soldier’s lament

[Takes helmet off, drops shield and falls down on ground] Oh man-oh-man…where to start…warning – this is scattered. Sorry. I’m trying to work things out in life (Phil 2:12) and I just keep coming back to this overwhelming feeling of regret and sense of having failed on so many fronts (Rom 7:15). First and foremost, …

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Empty cup…empty tomb

I live for Easter…and because of it. Every year this season becomes more and more precious to me for what it represents. If you’ve visited here before you know that we’re big Ray Vanderlaan fans (RVL). We were blessed by an incredible message he delivered on the 5th cup (God’s wrath) as we prepare to …

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Still the heart

Okay, so I suffer from two prominent writing maladies – 1) I am not a writer; and, 2) if I was or had a scintilla of writing ability it has completely shut down at the moment…to which I must conclude I have the non-writer’s version of “writers-block”.  The following is a reprint…still applicable best I …

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