“The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.” Deuteronomy 33:27
God’s arms are not like ours. Still, we often attribute human characteristics to Him, hoping to grasp a flicker of what it means for Him to be our Lord. God does not have limbs like we do, but everlasting arms certainly describes characteristics we are familiar with. Read Entire Post…
Giving this blog the same title as a well-written book may seem unusual, but stick with me; I’ll explain.
The book I’m referring to, The Will of God as a Way of Life by Whitworth College professor Jerry Sittser, is one that we’d all do well to read, talk about, and apply to our lives. (Or, as Eugene Peterson points out in the Forward, to read twice, the second time more slowly.) The book is not a new one (it was first published in 2000), rather, it’s more like a sturdy companion ready for rediscovery by readers ready for a challenge. Its premise? That seeking out the will of God for our lives is much simpler than we make it out to be. Read Entire Post…
Last weekend our family gathered with long-time family friends at their Hat Island summer home. Leslie, the mom, read Psalm 13 for our Sunday worship gathering. She told us that it had been selected by her nine-year-old son, Michael.
“Psalm 13 is Michael’s favorite Psalm,” Leslie said. “Kind of ominous, isn’t it?” Read Entire Post…
Last week I traveled to Washington, D.C. with my husband, Dorr, and thirteen-year-old daughter, Rebekah. Rebekah and I tagged along on Dorr’s business trip, and so were able to spend a few days exploring the monuments, the museums, the magnificence of our nation’s capital.
Still, I like to get off the beaten path. And while walking the streets of the business district one bright, sunny morning, we spotted a big brick building, home to one of our nation’s first cathedrals. Somebody told us to go inside.