Holy Spirit – Growing Grace-Full

by Linda

The Stones Cry Out

Where do you do your best thinking? I have a house FULL of kids of all ages. Between the conversations and the activities, it is rarely quiet. In fact, if I have the opportunity to sit still and be quiet, I tend to fall asleep. It’s when I am busy by myself that I think […]

by Linda

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

I was standing in line at the DMV when I noticed the girl in front of me. She was dressed like a cheer leader with fishnet stockings. I wouldn’t have paid any mind, except that I had just had a dream about a warped table with a Bible where the plate belonged and a fishing […]

by Linda

The Biggest Take-Away: Awakening Pure Worship

I have been reading Jeff Deyo’s book, Awakening Pure Worship, and just turned the last page… it is a sort of end of one chapter in my life and the beginning of something new. Done with one thing, and holding out waiting hands to see what God wants to do next. Worship. Jeff Deyo was […]

by Linda

Reflections of Psalm 23, Day 9

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies: What do you picture when you read this verse? Growing up, I always pictured a banquet table, set for a feast, and I couldn’t figure out why anyone would celebrate in a room with one’s enemies… The shepherd takes his sheep to highlands […]

by Linda

Reflections of Psalm 23, Day 8

Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. In the valleys of life, where storms press in, floods rage, and predators rush in, the Shepherd’s presence is comforting, and his rod and his staff are tools by which he rescues, disciplines, protects, and comforts his sheep. In North America, today’s shepherds often carry a rifle […]