Tag: Jesus

  • Listening for the Right Source

    Listening for the Right Source

    Several of the teachers at my school use their phones as timers throughout the day. When the students are working independently and hear the familiar, “beep-beep- buhbeep” they know it’s time to move on to something else. However, a tech-savvy first grader recently put a wrinkle in his teacher’s timer procedure. The creative little guy…

  • Taste and See

    Taste and See

    Driving on a two lane highway through the rolling countryside near my home, I spied a long line of cows one early morning, trotting toward a rancher’s pick-up truck. I instantly knew what the girls were doing: they were making a b-line for breakfast. This was a daily ritual, where the owner fed them some…

  • The Sea Cushion: Peace in God’s Presence

    The Sea Cushion: Peace in God’s Presence

    He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1 (NIV) People who’ve spent time in submarines, under the surface of the ocean, speak of a “Sea Cushion.” Below a certain depth, the water is relatively smooth –no matter what the wind-driven waves are doing…

  • How Jesus Satisfies Our Spiritual Thirst

    How Jesus Satisfies Our Spiritual Thirst

    One recent Saturday morning, a black-capped chickadee came to our bird bath for a drink. He perched on the brim, as usual, but the water was too low for him to reach. Nevertheless, he kept bobbing his little head down and back up again, with his beak hitting only air. It was comical and sad…

  • When Something Small Means Something Big

    When Something Small Means Something Big

    Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfil the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2 (NIV) Highland Trail was an upscale assisted living center where Nancy and I played music each month. The outside of the building resembled a Tudor style mansion, and the inside was just as opulent. It cost several thousand…

  • The Power of Worship: Letting Christ Be Glorified

    The Power of Worship: Letting Christ Be Glorified

    Driving home the other day, listening to some of my favorite worship music, a tune from the 1990’s came on, Christ in Us Be Glorified. I was instantly transported back to a domed stadium filled with over 60,000 people, where I first heard this song live. The bridge is the best part: 🎶 ”In every…