Sept 3, 2024 Sheep need each other and need direction. If all is well, they scatter about the pasture. They would move even farther apart unless there’s something that keeps them together. Even a two-week-old baby lamb starts wandering off. It comes back to its mother when she rings the dinner bell or if there’s…
Sept 2, 2024 Last week and other times I was screaming at my sheep because they wouldn’t move off the contaminated pasture that could infest them with barberpole worms, a killer of too many of my flock. This is what I mean when they hear me, but they only care about eating. Their stubbornness and…
Sept 2, 2023 Yesterday at the venue where YWAM is gathering together Sept 3-6, I experienced a vision that added detail over time. The story unfolded like a time-lapse of plant blooming or a seed sprouting out of the ground at amazing speed. From nothing, hundreds of woody and thin vine tendrils sprung up out…
Aug 31, 2024 I’m pausing for a bit to recognize two people I’ve personally met who went ahead to be with Jesus yesterday. Doug McClure and Bruce Thompson. Their lives ripple across God’s kingdom in two main arenas. Biblical counseling, and the beauty of music. Both are healing ministries. Doug McClure, his wife Noelle and…
Aug 30, 2024d Trust. Having Dixie home again is great. When I went back to the 300-acre ranch on Wednesday, I drove the truck near the unused cabin on the acreage. I whistled and to my surprise she ran full speed from behind the buildings, jumped through two gates and was at my feet with…
Aug 29, 2024 I’m still reacting strongly to the 30+ sheep dying this year when I’ve struggled in so many ways to provide for their needs. My mind wants to make sense of it, and this time, I’m retraining it to hear God’s real intentions—He is forever merciful. The included picture is a way to…
Aug 28, 2024 Dixie is safe and sound as of 11:20 am today. Sore. My heart felt sore yesterday. Yet, in the midst of one of my worst fears, God comforted me. On that day when I viewed the 11 dead and two downed sheep) that doesn’t mean I was in very good shape. I…
Aug 27, 2024 Comfort. Yesterday’s blog showed a computer-generated image of Jesus ministering to a woman, and it prepared my heart for what was to come later. That cloak image in my mind led to a song in my heart: “You are a shield about me, the lifter of my head.” It’s from Psalm 3.3,…
Aug 26, 2024 Ping! Ping! Ping! That is the sound of accusations bouncing off my armor or cloak, which Jesus provided for me. This visual image in my mind connects me to God’s promises to deliver me from the evil one. Many times I’ve written about the sheep dying. This led to feelings of helplessness,…
Aug 15, 2024 Truthfully, I hesitate to tell you this story. Among the 133 sheep medicated to remove barber pole worms three days ago in Waimea, about 10 are anemic. These sick ones eat and move about like normal sheep but much slower. On my way to their pasture yesterday, I was listening to a…