Davids Daily Dose

Tag: Christian Living

  • Lost Four Words

    It’s amazing how words frequently used in conversation come and go. During the Valley Girl craze of the 1980’s, phrases like, “Gag me with a spoon” and “That’s totally bogus!” were heard often. These days, we have new words and phrases to convey similar sentiments. Today, I’d like to discuss a four word phrase that…

  • Virtual Teacher Bootcamp

    With school about to start this fall–both in person and virtually–I recently attended our district’s Virtual Teacher Bootcamp. Frankly, like many who arrive at anything called a ‘boot-camp,’ I wasn’t entirely prepared for the experience. Day One: First thing out of gate, the drill instructor (technology teacher) handed each of us an iPad. “This is…

  • Wet Paint

    As a recent project, my wife and I decided to touch up some high traffic areas in our home with fresh paint. Each of us walked around one morning, with brush and paint can in hand, covering over blemishes high and low. We finished the job as planned and were quite proud of our work.…

  • The Blessing Box

    From the fullness of His grace we have all received one blessing after another. John 1:16 In my little hometown, there’s a Blessing Box. It’s an old soda cooler repurposed by a kind family and filled with non-perishable food. People take what they need and leave what they can. The box has only been active…

  • God is God, Wherever You Are

    For many of us, these times we’re living through have brought forceful emotions to the surface. For me, this has been particularly visible through mood swings and dreams. I’ve always been susceptible to up and down emotions, but COVID 19, and now racial tensions on a national level, have taken things up a notch. The…

  • Right Now, It’s Like This, Part 2

    Recently I shared, Right Now, It’s Like This, about our long wait for a new roof after a hail storm. The roofers finally arrived that morning and began to work. They were here all that day and the next, and the roof was two-thirds finished. But the following morning they did not show up. I…