Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Holy Spirit”
The flowering trees in the Great Pacific Northwest dazzled Hubby and me when we made our first trip west of the Rockies. It was April 2007, just in time for the rhododendrons to explode with color, and Roy had been chosen to interview for a faculty position at Multnomah University (Multnomah Bible College at the time). Huge blossoms of pink …
This devotional is about saying good-bye. Uncle Bouzer (brown rotti-pitbull) usually gets the fireplace all to himself, but two nights before Gussy (my grand-dog) moved to Salt Lake, Bouzy decided to share with his little buddy. Good-byes are hard on everybody, and I think the dogs sensed change in the air and needed a little comfort.
Do you want to leave a legacy? Amazon.com lists just under 13,000 books with the word “Legacy” in the title, so I’m thinking legacy is some sort of magical word in our society.
Do you consider yourself prejudiced—racially biased? I had no idea I held any prejudice in my heart until a precious African-American friend lovingly showed me how my attempts to embrace her actually mirrored historic attempts at forced conformity. I thought respecting her as an equal meant saying, “You are no different than me.” Not true. To truly respect my dear …
I hate trick questions. Can God create a rock too big to move? Ummmmm. I’ll bet that one never makes it to Jeopardy. How about: Have you stopped nagging your husband? Or worse: Have you stopped beating your wife? There are no good answers for those questions. Speaking of beating your wife…rough transition, but go with me…
Some of the best cooks in the world sit in church pews—as attested to by the line of 8 ft. rectangular tables, sagging under the weight of crock-pots and casserole dishes brimming with home-cooked goodness. I love potlucks for many reasons, two of which I’ll discuss here. First, because it’s all-you-can-eat. Gotta love a buffet. Second, because there’s something almost …
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