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Fabric by the Meter
As surely as I valued your life today, so may the Lord value my life and deliver me from all trouble. 1Samuel 26:24 NIV Last week I made a trip to IKEA, a Swedish furniture store, with my daughter to buy something in the fabric section. While I looked at a piece, my daughter said, “Look” There’s ...
Deep Inside Me Runs a Vein of Gold
To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Colossians 1:27 NIV During my quiet time, the following phrase from a devotional by Sarah Young struck me and has remained with me ever since: “Deep within you r...
Like the Song of a Bird
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Matthew 6:26 NIV A little bird, barely visible in a tree with withered leaves due to the heatwave, was singing with all its might to che...
Of Sunshine and Umbrellas
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1 NIV I'm sitting on my balcony, letting the sun shine on my face, and I'm thankful that September has finally brought us a few wonderful summer days after all. And what do I do? I think about rain an...
Apples of Gold
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver. Proverbs 25:11 NKJV Four o’clock in the morning wasn’t usually the busiest hour for this coastal restaurant. But that changed when my marine biology class, out on a field trip, filed through their doors. The only server there, a gi...
Baby Brother
You do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. James 4:14 ESV An unexpected telephone call came, letting me know that my brother was gravely ill. His liver was failing so badly that he ended up in the hospital in a...
The Seashell on the Seashore
And my God will supply all your needs according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 NASB The water shimmers like diamonds on the Indian Ocean. My teaching year in Kenya is halfway over. It’s time for vacation. “I found more shells!” I holler to Christ, as I splash around in t...
This is Your Season
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1 NKJV I grew up in a country with two seasons – wet and dry. Then I came to live in America, and there I found four seasons – spring, summer, autumn, and winter. I’ve discovered that life al...
My Time is in Your Hands
I trust in you, Lord; I say, “You are my God.” My times are in your hands. Psalm 31:14,15 NIV There are many interesting ways to spend our time. While reading a magazine a few days ago, I found out that in a lifetime the average American will spend six months sitting at traffic lights waiting for...
I Know Just How You Feel
This is what the Lord Almighty said: “Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another.” Zecharaiah 7:9 NIV Have you ever told someone who’s going through a difficult time, “I’m so sorry. I know just how you feel”? But as we say these words, do we really know how that person feel...