Gracious and sure is Your loving hand Almighty God How wonderful are Your blessings Fresh every morning they are Their sweet aroma greets me as I wake Wondrous and pungent like fresh cut flowers I am refreshed as I breathe them in You Almighty God are my sustenance Like a hearty breakfast you energize me…
Continue ReadingIsaiah 1:16-17 – 16 Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong. 17 Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. James 1:27 – Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and…
Continue ReadingI’m finishing up the book “DOG MAN, An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain”. It is the story of a Japanese man, Morie Sawataishi and how, in the face of strong Japanese tradition, he was a man who went against tradition and common expectations. The major part of his life was saving, loving and breeding…
Continue Reading1 Corinthians 15:49 – 49 And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly man. Want a New Year resolution that you can’t lose? How about the above? For those who have entrusted their eternity in Christ, for those who love Jesus above anything or…
Continue ReadingNumbers 6:24-26 – 24 “‘“The Lord bless you and keep you; 25 the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; 26 the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.”’ This I pray for every one of you. With deep passion I pray for you. May God’s best…
Continue ReadingOh my God and my Lord Almighty God, I cling to you I am weak Lord Not strong like you For the world wears me down Unseen powers plot against me Their prize, the object of their lust Is my soul They live for my destruction Squealing with glee at my distractions And celebrating my…
Continue ReadingYesterday, our dog Jake went to the back door and then craned his neck around to look back at me. He wanted to go outside. He had seemed anxious and seemed to think that he now knew what he wanted. He had been like a fussy child who could not figure out what would settle…
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