A friend of mine has been helping her six-year-old daughter (let’s call her Alicia) memorize the Ten Commandments. After a few minutes of Thou-shalt-nots, the little girl asked in frustration, “Mommy, is there anything we can do?” Of course, you know that God speaks directly to and through mothers, sometimes when they don’t even know it. “Well, baby,” she said,…
Year: 2006
Learning from History
Lately I’ve been reading lots of Old Testament history. If you don’t get bogged down in the genealogies, the books of Ezra and Nehemiah tell a fascinating story of how God worked through events and people to make things happen. I’m still a little foggy about some stuff. I have questions like: Exactly who did what and where? Which prophets…
What Money Can't Buy
Today’s Google quote is “Money can’t buy happiness, but neither can poverty. (Leo Rosten)” I disagree. Happiness is a state of well-being based on good fortune and circumstance. And many (certainly not all) circumstances can be purchased. Good food, pleasant surroundings, luxurious comfort, even interesting companionship and in some cases, good health–all can be bought. What money can’t buy, what…
Deep Cover (Blessings in Disguise)
Sometimes we don’t recognize God’s goodness because He doesn’t work the way we think He should. Check out this offering of praise (posted with the author’s permission): Thank you Lord for sheltering me when I was scared and alone. You brought me through, not safely… no, quite the opposite! You brought me through the dangerous passage and placed me in…