While Susan was swinging on her swing, I picked up a wad of cut grass. “Don’t do anything, Steven,” she warned me. “My dad is in there watching you.” I glanced at the dark window across the yard. How did she know he was watching? I couldn’t see anything. But she said it all theContinue reading “You Can Trust Your Heavenly Father. Psalm 123:2.”
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Jacob and the Troublemakers. Genesis 33:10.
Are you a troublemaker? Do you ever feel like you are being singled out for constant punishment? Like me, did a teacher ever place your desk way off in the corner of the room where none of the other children could talk to you? Curiously, some teachers are drawn to the troublemakers. Some of themContinue reading “Jacob and the Troublemakers. Genesis 33:10.”
Spiritual Leadership. Ezekiel 46:1-10.
How do you learn to follow the Lord? How do you teach it to your children? Perhaps the simplest advice I’ve heard is this: Discipleship is Caught not Taught. That is, people learn by observing good models. Teach people to follow Christ by following Christ yourself. In front of them. Let them see you readingContinue reading “Spiritual Leadership. Ezekiel 46:1-10.”
Marathons, Mentors, and Fathers. 2 Kings 2:9.
Image from The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry, Inc., ISRAEL MY GLORY, March/April of 2020, available online at https://israelmyglory.org/?issue=march-april-2020 Have you had a great mentor? Not everyone has. When I was a young man, I was privileged to have two mentors during my college years. I found the process useful: it was great to haveContinue reading “Marathons, Mentors, and Fathers. 2 Kings 2:9.”
THE MAJESTY AND GLORY OF A NAME: DISCOVERING MY FATHER IN AN ITALIAN CATHEDRAL.
(After posting some 1,200 Bible studies and/or devotionals, this is the first that is simply a personal narrative. A true story/ memoir. Yes, it makes a nice story about David’s Psalm 8. But it’s a story. Posted here for fun.) I was a father myself when Mama hit me with serious questions about my father,Continue reading “THE MAJESTY AND GLORY OF A NAME: DISCOVERING MY FATHER IN AN ITALIAN CATHEDRAL.”
A Father Prays Through the 23rd Psalm. Psalm 23.
I am my family’s shepherd. Father, help me to provide for all their needs. Help me to find green pastures for them, moments of peace and calm and rest. Help me to lead them to quiet waters, where their needs are met and where there is no anxiety, no drama. Give me words of graceContinue reading “A Father Prays Through the 23rd Psalm. Psalm 23.”
Respect the Parents That God Chose for You. Malachi 4:6.
Malachi is a book best known for its words on tithing. But I like the words on families: “I will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and I will turn the hearts of children to their fathers.” Malachi 4:6. A father is an irreplaceable resource. No one else can fill that role. Yet someContinue reading “Respect the Parents That God Chose for You. Malachi 4:6.”
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