Wait Expectantly

   Once upon a time,  a remote village of people  lived on opposite sides of the river.  Both groups built their huts in a semi-circle facing the river and never looked behind them.   One day the people on the right side of the river noticed a faint cloud of smoke rising over the ridge behind…

     In John 4,  we read the story of the Woman at the Well and her encounter with Jesus.  A familiar story to be sure and one that focuses on Jesus as the living water.  This morning I got to THINKIN’ about the first three words of  verse 10  and I looked at them…

   My heart is heavy this morning for our spiritual leaders and our governmental leaders.  What a heavy load it must be to make decisions that impact the health and welfare of hundreds of thousands of people.  We don’t have to look far to know that whatever decision is made, someone will be critical.  What…

  After the 2013 tornado in Oklahoma City with $50,000 damage to my house, I put an underground shelter in my garage. As I “decorated” it with l e d lights,  battery operated fans, and  a case of water,  I thought,  “I’ll be down here alone.  What if I am trapped down here for hours, alone?  I’ll…

   As I continue trudging through Kings and Chronicles in my chronological daily Bible reading,  it is sometimes hard to focus.  This weekend I was in 2 Kings 2 when I came across this verse: “From there Elisha went up to Bethel.  As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the…

   I first read todays scripture and reading on March 11.  It was a Wednesday and I had arrived in Portland at 1 am to visit half of my children.  Coronavirus was a blip on our radar.  The kids were still in school, everything was still open and nothing had been cancelled.  We were planning a…