My Head Can’t Hear God’s Heart Message, Part 2
I described in Part 1 how 2 Peter 1:3-8 was ever-present in my devotional studies. I studied that scripture in detail to discern its message for me. My initial research…
My Head Cannot Hear God’s Heart Message, Part 1
The Verse of the Day (VOTD) on BibleGateway has been the same on March 14, 2022, 2024, and 2025[1]: 2 Peter 1:5-8. Each year, I journaled my thoughts about this…
Limited Thinking Blocks God from My Life
I have struggled with my rollercoaster weight most of my life. I have tried so many options: weight-loss plans, crazy diets (do you remember the cabbage soup diet?), and fasts.…
Plugging Into Inspiration’s Divine Source
Before I boarded the train for the first leg of my Southeast Asia trip, my daughter prayed over me. In that prayer, she asked God to give me inspiration. I…
Revisiting Jonah: Judging Too Quickly
On 12/04/2020, I posted the blog Jonah-The Adult Version. Reading the Book of Jonah in its entirety had given me insight beyond the children’s version of Jonah and the whale.…
God’s Grace?
"God’s grace." I hear that, or similarly the “grace of God,” in prayers, during sermons, or while reading the Bible. I have heard it so often that it has become…
Questioning Faith
I recently contacted my financial advisor to ask her to explain a strategic document in my plan. Her reply was, “Sure, but why?” We had discussed this document often; however,…
Obligated
Lately, because I choose a workout time slot with the fewest people, my workouts usually occur in the mornings during the time that my daughter and I had set aside…
Revelation
The office I most prefer holding in my organization is recording secretary. Recording secretary has just enough power and responsibility for my liking. I do not have to preside unless…
Let Go and Let God
When I visited a Costa Rican beach, I was fascinated by the effects of the tide on the landscape. My meditation spot was by a small stream fed by the…