Plow Up My Heart

I love the springtime when the gardens are freshly plowed and ready to plant.  Please don’t misunderstand, I don’t enjoy the process of plowing, preparing, planting or even harvesting. I love to eat the food that comes because of these steps in the process. The Lord is the One who make things grow. He builds…

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Honorable

Being honorable implies worthy of honor. An honorable person is known for being honest, fair, and worthy of respect. An honorable person seeks to live up to high principles of truth and doing the right thing.  We often call judges and persons who hold high office “your honor”. Paul reminds the church at Rome about…

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But God…

This is not a typical title for sure. I was stopped in my tracks this morning by the three-letter word “but” because it was attached to God. The word “but” is most often a conjunction (transitional word). It can be used as a preposition, adverb, or a noun.  I was reading along in the New…

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Healing

I know what it’s like to be sick and need healing. My sickness has been limited up to this point in my life. I’m very grateful for my health. When I’m sick, I’m looking for ways to treat the symptoms and get to a cure. I’m one of those people when I get sick, I…

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Non-Offensive

I know what it is like to “tip toe” around another person’s feelings or emotions. I don’t intentionally want to hurt them in a confrontation when they are vulnerable or weak. I also don’t want to impose or come off with a haughty attitude. I think there are other times when the truth comes out…

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Full House

I used to watch a show called Full House on ABC. It was a situation comedy (aka “sitcom”) based on the life of a widower named Danny Turner as he raises three daughters. Family dynamics can be a bit unpredictable.  As our kids grow into adults, they develop their own unique personality. I grew up…

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