Being in the garden on a foggy morning is the nearest thing a singer who cannot sing can come to singing; or a composer who cannot compose can come to composing. Fog is as lavish with softness, with intensity and with intimacy as a song is lavish with sound, or music...
I tried to describe a kaleidoscopic sunrise. It enveloped we who watched it, took us into itself and made us a part of its towering beauty. But words written on a piece of paper could not convey the real splendour of our experience. They could only stimulate and...
‘Surely you know that you are God’s temple where the Spirit of God dwells’ (1 Corinthians 3:16) Exodus chapter 24 is the Carpenter’s Brief, a ‘make me’ set of instructions. Make me this, make me that, make it this size, make it out of that wood, make it with a rim,...
My husband and I took a very special trip this past Christmas. In celebration of our 25th wedding anniversary, he took me on a surprise trip to New Zealand. It was an exceptional trip all around, and we learned many interesting facts. One of the facts that surprised...
"We are bringing you good news, telling you to turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them. Acts 24:15b Has not my hand made all these things?" (Acts 7:50) When you were a child, did you ever wonder how...
"The Spirit of God made me what I am; the breath of God Almighty gave me life!" (Job 33:4 MSG) God spoke: "Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature…" (Gen 1:26a MSG) Such Joy! I believe, in these verses lies the true value and dignity of...
A phrase that appalls me of latter years is ‘God’s days’, used to promote the idea of extremely long ‘days’. Apparently the days of creation were supposed to be longer days than we have now and are deemed to have each been thousands of years. It’s a belief with...
I just recently discovered a miracle food, the sweet, succulent pineapple. The first part of the miracle is this......I was unable to afford to buy them until recently when they were on sale at Winn Dixie for $1.99 a piece. I was in Hawaiian Heaven until I discovered...
"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands." (Ps 19:1 NIV) I am finding myself looking at the heavens a lot more these days. I am trying to watch and enjoy as many sunrises and sunsets as I can, and I am letting their beauty fill...
"I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." (Ps 139:14 NIV) With the arrival of Spring the forested mountains of my home have come to life once again. Everywhere I look I can see a thousand shades...