Author: wordhabit

a friend’s blog just reminded me of reflection’s peace. so here i go… as i think about the week, the really fun times and the stuff i’d rather blow up, God’s grace becomes more apparent to me and i rest there. today will not bother tomorrow nor will it allow yesterday to stop it from…

The prisoner imagines freedom to be more wonderful than it is.The patient imagines good health to be a source of ineffable pleasure–which it isn’t.All that we lack is a sense of the divine.

trust me, it’s a beautiful book by Daudet. i read it about a year ago probably…maybe more. it was necessary therapy at the time. the word usage is great. and i quoted from it this morning for dorm worship. i’ll edit this post later and include it. why am i writing as if someone is…

these are sermon ideas that i’ll likely develop to be preached for class in march and april. one must be OT and the other NT. “i thirst”when Jesus says these words while hanging on the cross, what’s it all about? what’s the scripture all about that needs fulfilling in the Psalms? is his a literal…

it’s incredible that the moment you fully surrender, passionately desire to follow God, do EVERYTHING He wants you to, things change dramatically….so you rest in the knowledge that His strength is perfect and He makes all things beautiful…in His time.

hours tossed likepebbles carelessly rippling water displaced endlesslytime lovingly hated runsjumps flies soaringpassionately tomorrow sits waitingtoday i sitlovingtryinghopefully displacing lazyso that i may fly too

so i’m walking through the dorm, enjoying the comfort of my thrift store sweater when a student, probably no more than 19, says “my friend had that sweater. she wore it from 8th grade aaaaall the way to 12th.” she said it with such pride in her memory. i heard it and felt the need…