Interesting days
2024 September 30
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Deeper still…
2024 September 23 How I view the Bible these days entered a different phase this year. It’s similar to what happens in our Word by Heart schools within YWAM. Students in that school enter the Bible story written down by asking how the writer felt, what the writer saw, where it took place, and what…
Catch me if you can
Yesterday I let the bottle lambs out of their enclosure. Even though I feed them, make sure they have shade and safety they will run away from me. But they were the true expression of joy. They leap and run and play. After they stop, they might look for me, they might not. I keep…
Momma defends her lambs
One individual sheep has no protection. Yet I witnessed a new momma sheep place her body between an intruder and her lamb. Her just born lamb had no speed and she knew it. She was willing to take the blows from any attacker even though she has no defenses like horses teeth or the ability…
When is it Enough?
When is enough enough? My effort can feed new spiritual growth, but lacks power to cleanse wrong choices. It is possible to pray, read life-giving books, hear sermons, watch YouTube content, gather with believers, and all types of spiritual effort and miss the point. Am I there and satisfied with my effort to be WITH…
The inner life
2024 September 28 Sheep truly make me work hard. Yet this time, Dixie helped a lot more. She’s a lot more eager and is becoming braver. Her confusion comes when some of the sheep don’t move at all. But if they run, you can tell she’s happy. My ability to communicate with her took a…
Imitate Jesus
2024 October 6 To move away from the destructive habits inside us, Jesus points to holistic values that elevate our thinking—wisdom and not just facts. Creating our personal image in our own eyes is not the same as being a mirror of who God designed us to be. Rediscover how a perfect human being would…