23 Aug Finding light in the midst of darkness
Where is your focus? On the light or the darkness; Life or Death?...
20 Aug Where do I belong?
How and where we belong is grounded and rooted in God....
19 Aug Forest for the Trees
As I pondered my day and sitting on the deck, I looked up and saw these beautiful trees. I looked up again at the trees and saw them from a different perspective. There was light shining through the limbs at the top. I was struck by the...
18 May Hearing But Not Listening
A friend recently said to me that God had brought some correction to his life by saying: “Son, you are hearing but you are not listening.” He was very good at hearing God’s voice, loud and clear, gentle and soft BUT he was not really...
12 Apr What Does Love Look Like?
This last weekend I was able to sit with a very special lady as her fiancé was beginning his journey to the heavenly home. Throughout their relationship, I was a witness to unconditional love from both of them. They stayed connected and even when they...
15 Mar Searching for Gold
What are we really looking for? Something of great value or just a single experience? Maybe its a promise and a hope for a better tomorrow. Maybe its confirmation that God has heard our prayers. We are all looking, aren’t we? Searching for Gold. I know...
25 Sep New Day Dawning
(Photo by Nancy Larson Benjamin) Hope, expectation, and joy are the emotions that bubble up in my heart when I look at this picture. The dawning of a new day. The promise of things to change. The joy of knowing that I can let go...
23 May Great is His Faithfulness
I love how God speaks to us just when we need it. As I was listening to the song, Great is His Faithfulness, I looked out my kitchen window and saw a beautiful robin. She was picking at the ground, looking around, picking and looking,...
02 Mar Frozen
[caption id="attachment_1891" align="alignright" width="300"] Frozen, but not forgotten![/caption] This photograph revealed an awesome truth to me. Even though it is very cold, frozen and immovable, there is still life in the branch. The light of God is still glowing and overshadowing its very existence. It may...
01 Mar Peace and Rest
[caption id="attachment_1884" align="alignright" width="300"] Peace and Rest[/caption] God created such a beautiful masterpiece in what we call "earth". At any moment in time, if we are watching or listening, we can see or hear His loving words to us. A friend of mine took...