“Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it by yourself. It is not far. It is within reach. Perhaps you have been on it since you were born, and did not know.” – Walt Whitman
The year 2020 is not likely to be remembered by many as a happy time of life. Difficulty is surrounding us, and uncertainty is our daily experience. And there is not much change in the forecast for 2021. In the midst of all the strife, disruption, sickness, excess death, fires, hurricanes, and political turmoil, there …
“The glory that you have given me I have given them, so that they may be one, as we are one,I in them and you in me, that they may become completely one….” John 17:22-23 We are living in times that could be characterized by the term, “disunity.” That characterization is perhaps too generous, for …
Part 3 in a series on finding joy. “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, …
The idea of joy has engaged philosophers, spiritual leaders, writers, and the common folk in the world in a seemingly endless conversation. It seems everyone is in search of joy in this life. Ironically, it seems few people really know what joy really is. To help in understanding what joy is, we can start by …
My dog, Jackson, and I have lived together for five years now. Along this path I have discovered linkages between how my dog responds to me and how I want to respond to my God. Of course, the analogies are incomplete and not everything that Jackson does is noteworthy as a spiritual lesson. Like jumping …
How does our God speak to us in urgent situations? Often, He speaks to us ahead of the situation so we will steer clear of it. At other times He will speak to us with an urgency that, if we are listening, is unmistakable. That our God speaks to our urgent situations has been proven …
Often when believers in God how they will know what the Lord’s will might be, they are given information that is at best not all that useful. “Look in the Scriptures for guidance,” they might be told. And in situations for which the Bible offers guidance, this works. Yet some situations are not covered in …
This is the fifth installment in a series on developing a conversational relationship with our God by His Holy Spirit. The previous posts were published February 6, April 16, 23, and 30. The key to this entire process of conversational communion with our God the Holy Spirit is the absolute surrender of the person to …
Installment five in this series on hearing our God speak. Image: the author (bearded), the big yellow van in this story, and a few volunteers in the Sierra Nevada. The Holy Spirit of God speaks to us often each day, in a variety of ways for a variety of purposes. Often, people will try to …
This is the fourth installment in a series on developing a conversational relationship with our God by His Holy Spirit. The previous posts were published February 6, April 16, and April 23. Quote above from Della Reese. The first step in learning to have conversational communion with my God was realizing that He indeed speaks …
