GodReflection: God Breaks In Monday The prophet John is at the height of his proclamation assignment. Fueled by wild honey and the delicacy of locusts—surely he at…… Read more “God Breaks Into Baptism”
This is my Task
GodReflection: Power Word Wednesday Last night was one of those rare nights when I awoke and couldn’t go back to sleep. Like an old Jukebox a golden…… Read more “This is my Task”
God Breaks into the Temple
GodReflection: God Breaks In Monday The Temple was doing just fine—so the people assumed. Rules were in place. Commerce thrived in the temple courts. Money exchanged hands.…… Read more “God Breaks into the Temple”
The Ultimate Gift
GodReflection: It’s Jesus Friday There are gifts. Santa Claus gives gifts along with the routine exchange of gifts during the Christmas season. Gifts celebrate the arrival of…… Read more “The Ultimate Gift”
How About Some Clarity?
GodReflection: Power Word Wednesday Our Son-in-law and daughter came over to the house with a spur of the moment idea. They installed the neatest set of lights…… Read more “How About Some Clarity?”
Jesus Designed Church
GodReflection: It’s Jesus Friday Jesus’ mission on earth was multifaceted. He came to show the heart of God. He came to be the sacrifice that atones for…… Read more “Jesus Designed Church”
The Right Freedom
GodReflection: Power Word Wednesday Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. …… Read more “The Right Freedom”
He’s God’s Baby, Mary’s Baby, Joseph’s Baby, and My Baby
GodReflection: God Breaks In Monday God, Jesus, and Spirit blow my mind rather quickly. It is as if when I think that I’ve grasped the smallest understanding…… Read more “He’s God’s Baby, Mary’s Baby, Joseph’s Baby, and My Baby”
Beyond the Moon
GodReflection: Power Word Wednesday History changed on October 4, 1957. The Soviet Union launched Sputnik. About the size of a beach ball, the world’s first satellite had…… Read more “Beyond the Moon”
I’ve Learned a Different Way to Read My Bible
GodReflection: It’s Jesus Friday I’ve spent a lifetime in and around Scripture. There were far too many times of thoughtless perusal. I used it at times as…… Read more “I’ve Learned a Different Way to Read My Bible”
Even Texans Need The Divine
GodReflection: Power Word Wednesday We Texans are an arrogant lot. Although I wasn’t actually born in Texas I would never admit my lack of pedigree to a…… Read more “Even Texans Need The Divine”
It’s A Baby
GodReflection: God Breaks In Mondays It’s crazy I know. I’ve placed my hope in a baby. It’s crazy I know. An angel appeared and announced his birth…… Read more “It’s A Baby”
Redeemed Is Rich
GodReflection: Power Word Wednesday Dietrich Bonhoeffer, from his German Tegel Prison cell wrote in his essay God Is On The Cross –We must learn God’s language, laboriously…… Read more “Redeemed Is Rich”
Let’s Have an Advent Year
GodReflection: God Breaks In Monday My introduction today is redundant with the past two posts. However, to place today’s post in context I want to highlight the…… Read more “Let’s Have an Advent Year”
Jesus and My Tribe
GodReflection: It’s Jesus Friday A tribe is any group of people, large or small, who are connected to one another, a leader, and an idea. For millions…… Read more “Jesus and My Tribe”
Is Providence Archaic?
GodReflection: Power Words You gave me life and showed me kindness, and in your providence watched over my spirit. – Job 10:12 It’s good to feel my…… Read more “Is Providence Archaic?”
December Sabbatical GodReflection
GodReflection: I found this definition of sabbatical: “a period of paid leave granted to a college teacher for study or travel, traditionally every seventh year.” I do…… Read more “December Sabbatical GodReflection”
Path Words to the Holy: Pathways Connect Lost People With God.
GodReflection: Power Words Over the past 12 posts, I’ve look at pathways utilized by those of us who seek to walk with the Holy. My thesis is…… Read more “Path Words to the Holy: Pathways Connect Lost People With God. “
Path Words to the Holy: Music
GodReflection: Power Words Music wasn’t an elective at Hillcrest Elementary School. I bumped into music as a kid at church, on the car radio, and blaring from…… Read more “Path Words to the Holy: Music”
Path Words to the Holy: Activist
GodReflection: Power Words Those who meet God on the go find themselves on the Activist Pathway. These are the worker bees. Churches and civic groups love them.…… Read more “Path Words to the Holy: Activist”
Path Words to the Holy: Relational
GodReflection: Power Words God did not wire me as an extrovert. After being with people in a social setting, I am spent. For me, the Relational Pathway…… Read more “Path Words to the Holy: Relational”
Path Words to the Holy: Prayer
GodReflection: Power Words I place myself among the multitude of Christ followers who feel inadequate in the realm of prayer. I am no Martin Luther who wrote, “I…… Read more “Path Words to the Holy: Prayer”
Path Words to the Holy: Nature
GodReflection: Power Words I totally get nature. The view of high-mountain lakes in the Andes left me in awe of God created beauty. I think of views…… Read more “Path Words to the Holy: Nature”
Path Words to the Holy: Intellectual
GodReflection: Power Words Those who relate to the Holy by their walk on the intellectual pathway must seem strange to others. This pathway sounds far too professorial.…… Read more “Path Words to the Holy: Intellectual”
Path Words to the Holy: Expressive
GodReflection: Power Words The Expressive pathway like the Art pathway adds texture to the rest of us reserved Christ followers. Those who walk the expressive pathway deserve…… Read more “Path Words to the Holy: Expressive”
Path Words to the Holy: Caregiver
GodReflection: Power Words God used special “feeling” strands to wire Caregivers. It is a unique gift. I know because I’m married to one. I probably wouldn’t take…… Read more “Path Words to the Holy: Caregiver”
Path Words to the Holy: Thinker
GodReflection: Power Words Surely, God wired me from birth as a thinker. Some call it daydreaming. My mom stood amazed at the length of time it took…… Read more “Path Words to the Holy: Thinker”
Path Words to the Holy: Builder
GodReflection: Power Words I didn’t appreciate it at the time yet; in many ways to experience my youth in the Southwest United States was an exercise in…… Read more “Path Words to the Holy: Builder”
Path Words to the Holy: Art
GodReflection: Power Words We humans have one rather strange perception in common. We have a tendency to limit reality to life. Whatever happens between the dashes on…… Read more “Path Words to the Holy: Art”
Path Words to the Holy
GodReflection: Power Words What adds texture to life is the fact that every person I meet; be they close family, distant relatives, neighbors, clerks, or authors, each…… Read more “Path Words to the Holy”
I’ve Changed My Canon
GodReflection: Power Words I grew up with the wrong Bible. For the past several years, I’ve hovered over and circled around the way I view Scripture. Let…… Read more “I’ve Changed My Canon”
Contrast Beyond Words
GodReflection: Power Words I saw the Hope diamond. I am only one of the hundreds of thousands who laid their eyes on it since King Louis of…… Read more “Contrast Beyond Words”
Crucify Adam Not My Uniqueness
GodReflection: Power Words I am as unique as my finger print—one of a kind. I stand as an original in God’s collection. There is no one on…… Read more “Crucify Adam Not My Uniqueness”
When is Safe Safe?
GodReflection: Power Words It was dark. I was young. I was stupid. I left the zone of safety. Late at night, I found myself in a compromising…… Read more “When is Safe Safe?”
Spread the Aroma
GodReflection: Power Words I can smell it; the aroma of bread in the oven, or the aroma of a steak over a mesquite fire as it drips…… Read more “Spread the Aroma”
I Want to Abide—but Dwell or Remain is OK Too
GodReflection: Power Words Henry Francis Lyte, a British poet died in 1847, a hundred years prior to my birth. The song Abide with Me—a portion of his…… Read more “I Want to Abide—but Dwell or Remain is OK Too”
LORD is a Big Deal
GodReflection: Power Words Born and raised in the Chihuahuan Desert in the state of New Mexico I was familiar with horn toads, roadrunners, rattlesnakes, and coyotes—not Lords.…… Read more “LORD is a Big Deal”
The Cost of Loss is too High
GodReflection: Power Words Seldom do I regret the purchase of an expensive item. I find I often repent of a purchase when my attraction was the low…… Read more “The Cost of Loss is too High”
Integrity Oozes Whole and Wholesome
GodReflection: Power Words Integrity oozes whole and wholesome. There is something pure about its sound. I want to claim integrity as a word of power. Let me…… Read more “Integrity Oozes Whole and Wholesome”
Sacrifice–It’s the First and the Best
GodReflection: Power Words Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; – Psalms 95:6 Sacrifice isn’t a particularly dramatic word…… Read more “Sacrifice–It’s the First and the Best”
Almighty Draws Spontaneous Worship
GodReflection: Power Words Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; – Psalms 95:6 God is greater than my vocabulary…… Read more “Almighty Draws Spontaneous Worship”
Ebola and Mercy
GodReflection: Power Words Mercy makes a great one-way street. I love to receive it. Yet, it is counter intuitive to give it—especially to a Samaritan. I spent…… Read more “Ebola and Mercy”
Let’s do Truth AND Tradition
GodReflection: Power Words I attempt to live out my commitment to Jesus among a group of Christ followers who hold truth as a core value. Certainly, I…… Read more “Let’s do Truth AND Tradition”
Daily is Key to Connection
GodReflection: Power Words There is something intense and intentional about ‘daily.’ I’ll get back to that thought in a moment. The Apollo Space Program took place in…… Read more “Daily is Key to Connection”
I’m Not Right
GodReflection: Power Words Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; – Psalms 95:6 Talk about a word with multiple…… Read more “I’m Not Right”
As a Debtor – I Worship
GodReflection: Power Words Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; – Psalms 95:6 The gift was $25,000. I’ve never…… Read more “As a Debtor – I Worship”
I Want to be Dependent
GodReflection: Power Words I am a Baby Boomer. That makes dependent not an easy word in my vocabulary. As a member of the Boomer clan my culture…… Read more “I Want to be Dependent”
To Examine is to Plug into God Power
GodReflection: Power Words Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; – Psalms 95:6 I live in a digital world…… Read more “To Examine is to Plug into God Power”
Is My Faith THE FAITH?
GodReflection: Power Words There are times I refer to my faith, your faith, or the faith of others. There is a sense in which that is a…… Read more “Is My Faith THE FAITH?”
Am I Faithful?
GodReflection: Power Words Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; – Psalms 95:6 Faithful is God. God is Faithful. That…… Read more “Am I Faithful?”
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