Mar 5, 2026 – Overcome
Utmost – Acts 20:24 – “…so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus.” Chambers explains, that, “Joy means the perfect fulfilment of...
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Feb 11, 2026 – Relationship
I did it again. I let current (sad and frustrating) events on TV delay my time with God this morning. He tells us to protect our time with Him (see Matthew 6:6 and Psalm...
Feb 4, 2026 – Constraint
We have fog again this morning, so thick at first that the leafless branches of the trees in the backyard just looked shadowy. I didn’t think to start taking progression photos at that stage,...
Jan 31, 2026 – Obedience
Utmost – Chambers makes an important clarification for believers, “Our calling is not primarily to be holy men and women, but to be proclaimers of the Gospel of God…. Personal holiness is an effect,...
Jan 11, 2026 – Restoring Order
For most of the cold, rainy day yesterday, I was organizing and decluttering. I had set my sights on restoring order to our bathroom counters and perhaps even our closet, but I noticed that...
Jan 8, 2026 – Transform
After posting the blog yesterday, I turned on the TV in the kitchen to keep me company while I had a late breakfast. The cooking, decorating, and Hallmark channels didn’t hold my interest so...
Dec 27, 2025 – The Road Ahead
There’s one house in the valley below that is glowing with Christmas lights. You can see it through the trees in the bottom right of the photo. It makes me smile whenever I see...
Dec 9, 2025 – Screen(andlife)savers
The screensaver image that greeted me, when I woke my computer up this morning, was a Napa Valley vineyard with rows and rows of grape vines. All of the leggy vertical vines with bushy...
Oct 26, 2025 – My Friend
This will be a quick entry today because, after we go to living room church (which means watch or listen to it online), I’ll be getting ready to leave for a little overnight trip...
Oct 24, 2025 – With and Without
NO SLING! At my follow up appointment yesterday, my doctor told me I could stop wearing the sling, except when I’m in crowds, and I think I’ll consider the grocery store a crowded place...