1 Chronicles 16:29 says, “Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering and come before him! Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness.” Isa. 6:3 “And one called to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!" As is …
I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up
I am now 65. Ticks me off! I’m not ticked because I’ve lived 65 years of a good life. I’m ticked because that famous catch phrase, “I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up”, now applies to me. It comes from the Life Alert people who sell devices that you wear that will connect you to …
Perspective: A River’s Just a River
Since my early teen years, I’ve been a big fan of Broadway Musicals. I played in a production of The Music Man during my High School years and ever since then I have loved so many of the songs that carry the narrative of the story in a musical. This is not to say I …
The Choicest Beaches
Some of the greatest memories of our family times as our children were growing up are connected to Lake Michigan. Not unusual for a Michigan family born and bred. But the several times we vacationed as a family that resonate in my memory were at places like Silver Lake, Little Sable Pointe, Ludington, Grand Haven, …
Can’t Stand Prosperity
Prosperity! The very word conjures up myriad definitions and concepts. Prosperity means different things to different people. The word in general has a positive connotation, kind of akin to “human flourishing”. Its most common meaning is “success, affluence, wealth, fortune” in connection with material prosperity. This is the way most in America, and in most …
God to the Rescue
I wish I could say that while all my children were growing up that I had always come to their rescue. As I write this, I really can’t think of one moment that pops up in my memory that I actually “rescued” one of my kids from imminent danger. I was rarely (if ever) the …
Life on a Loop
One of the features of digital devices that play music and/or video is the ability to play a list “on a loop”. That is to say, that whatever program or music list you are playing can be set to play over and over again without further attention. The device will play through the list, then …
How’s Your Hearing?
I can remember exactly when I became concerned about my hearing. It was when a constant ringing in my ears manifested itself. It was the night me and my family got back from our second California vacation in 2003. In 2001 and again in 2003 (when Evan was a student at Master’s) the family drove …
When Faith Makes No Sense
Did you ever question the wisdom of Joshua in chapter 5 of the book given his name? Moses has passed the mantle of leadership to Joshua. God commissions him in chapter 1. He then sends spies into Jericho to assess the prospects of invasion. Once the spies return with a positive report that the hearts …
Quid Pro Quo
It is a natural predilection for people to feel that it is only fair and just that good be returned in kind. That is to say, we feel that it is only right when we do a kindness to someone, they will in turn do a kindness to us. If we lend a neighbor a …
