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Imitation Game
When pain feels too sharp to bear, when grief sits heavy, when betrayal shatters your trust, when the future fades into fog, it’s only human to reach for something…
Run to the Father
It was years ago. She was the gentlest of ladies but with a powerhouse presence. She had something I knew I needed. She knew I needed it to.
Hidden Currents
Cades Cove was our Canon and while the rivers didn’t flow with milk and honey, this promised land of ours held creeks with perfect skipping stones and salamanders for catching.
Stand in Truth or Fall Without It
There was some smoke, and a few sparks, as the wheels locked and the train came to a halt, but stop it did, and I went back to where I was suppose to be.
Even When...
My mother can tell you exactly where she was when John F. Kennedy was killed. Most every Americans I know can tell you where they were when the planes flew into the Twin Towers on 9/11.
Held on the High Road
There’s a reason the Blue Ridge Parkway is often called “America’s Favorite Drive.” For me, it’s more than just a stretch of road - it’s a place where the presence of God feels thick in the air.
The Tug of War
So with my heart distracted in good ways, my mind and soul are able to focus on what is true, right and lovely — my Creator, my Savior, my Lord.
Remember The Garden
If I pay close attention, God allows refinement to come in many ways and He will not allow me to ever be perfect. I have to adapt and overcome… and lay my preferences down.
More Than Any Myth
His name is easy to remember since we bipedal people have two body-parts that carry his name. If we have two legs, two ankles and two feet, we also have two Achilles tendons.
Dwell in the Shelter of the Most High,Rest in the Shadow of the Almighty
Dwelling in Your shelter, resting in Your shadow. Is it real? Is it possible? Or are those just words printed on ancient pages spoken long ago by a clever king?
Undergrowth
We’ve had towering weeds growing along our driveway for far too long. The kind of weeds you promise yourself you’ll get to “next weekend”...until “next weekend” becomes a month later…
Overgrowth
Instead of the road looking clean, cut, and orderly, it was littered with green tendrils pushing through cracks that were never meant to grow anything. And it made me pause.
Deep Calls to Deep
A few seconds later and a deep rumble hugged our side of the mountain. It was loud and unexpected…and oddly enough, calming.
The Pig is Not the Point
On the shores of Galilee, near the city of Capernaum, up on a hillside, crowds followed Jesus. Finally, he stopped, turned and spoke. They sat, covering the slopes before him, and listened.
Following Him 'On The Way'
And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” While the world was telling him that he had no value and to therefore be silent, Jesus demonstrated otherwise.
The Nearness of God is my Good
A few days ago while my mother and I were visiting, she shared with me something my Great-Grandfather used to say, “You will know the true character of someone not by their actions, but by their reactions.”
When God Totally Surrounds Us
When I laid my head back on the tube and closed my eyes it came to me clear. Because when I then opened my eyes, they looked straight up…
Was She Found With Her Hands Wide Open
The massive Atlantic to my left, a row of beach houses to my right, the setting sun before me, and good salt air in my lungs. I talked to the One who is always in magnificent places. But mostly I listened.
Nothing & Everything
Nothing is neutral… nothing we say, think, do, feel, accomplish, ignore, plan, reject or insinuate through verbal tone, facial expression or body language… nothing is neutral.
The Darkest Hour
At that moment, it wasn’t just a verse. It wasn’t just a vague comfort. It was Him. The living, present, tender God—speaking directly to my heart. In my feeble reaching for Him…He reached back.