Posts from July 2024

1 The Lord is my shepherd; I have what I need. 2 He lets [makes] me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside quiet waters. 3 He renews my life; he leads me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Psalm 23:1-3 CSB My life has been pretty chaotic recently. Moving to a new apartment, trips to see family, helping with VBS, running a rummage sale, getting ready for two weeks of camp, trying to spend time with Lake, and everything…

Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness. When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.” ~ Matthew 9:35-38 I recently returned…

When I was a young boy, I found out that my father had a brother named John.  My father described him as a “hobo”.  When he was 16 years old, he had been involved in a farming accident that cost his best friend his legs.  He climbed into a bottle to ease his emotional pain and never came out of it.  He was an interesting character.  He spent time in a Santa Fe, NM prison for cattle rustling.  I don’t…

Psalm 33:12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people whom he has chosen as his heritage!   Yesterday morning I was going through my daily ritual, standing in front of the mirror trying to make something presentable of my rested, but bed-marked face, I saw nothing remarkable, only me. Later though, upon exiting the shower, I noticed something interesting on the steamed mirror; little handprints and artwork of circles and imaginary letters adorned the mirror. Previously…