June 30, 2010 2 Comments
I’ve always thought life would be better with a soundtrack. (I think I stole the idea from our daughters, but I own it now.) This morning, I came across this verse in Psalms 119:54: Your principles have been the music of my life throughout the years of my pilgrimage. (NLT) So true. I suddenly realized [...]
Read more...June 20, 2010 7 Comments
This is my office. Isn’t it beautiful and inspiring? Notice how the legs of the desk sit exactly on the edge of the rug? That is The Line. Anything beyond the rug is no longer an office. It is the dining room. On Sundays, I shove this elegant writing desk against the wall and pull [...]
Read more...June 15, 2010 2 Comments
When we climbed Independence Rock a couple of weeks ago, we were struck again by our need as a people to connect, or as Joseph put it, “to say we were here.” Some of the etchings on that rock have survived since the early 1800′s when pioneers struck out across the vast unknown to establish [...]
Read more...June 8, 2010 4 Comments
Here is something I love. David and Bathsheba named their third son Nathan. These are not people I know on Facebook. I’m talking about David the ancient King of Israel and his wife, Bathsheba. If you have never read their story, flip to the book of Second Samuel in the Old Testament and start reading [...]
Read more...... compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power. God's mercy toward me.
... an act of kindness, compassion, or favor. Our mercy toward one another.