Be Like a Tree
Spring has finally arrived in Israel! The trees are bursting forth with bright, green leaves and flowers. The winter rains are diminishing. I am always amazed at how the trees can remain green and fruitful through the long, hot, dry summers when there is no rain between April and October. It is because
Infinite Mindfulness
My dear friend, Talia, once told me of her camping trip in the Negev of Israel. In a remote desert landscape, far from any city lights, with nothing to obscure her view, she found a place away from the campfire to sit alone in the dark and gaze at the stars. Oh, the
Praying Through the Fog
I have often found that the best time for me to pray is the middle of the night. All is quiet in the house. There are no pressing chores demanding attention. I am not hungry or thirsty. There is no traffic noise or voices from neighbors to distract my thoughts. One night as
“My Foot Slips!”
My husband and I recently went for a hike in a nearby forest. As we walked down a steep, rocky incline, the pebbles under my feet became like marbles and I felt myself slipping. I landed hard on my knee and elbow and rolled and came to rest face down in the dirt.
Giving Your All
As Palm Sunday is approaching this week, I was struck with this thought in my daily devotion time. “…He sent two of His disciples, saying, ‘Go into the village opposite you, where as you enter you will find a colt tied, on which no one had ever sat. Loose it and bring it
Praises Awaiting
God is everywhere all the time; He never leaves us nor forsakes us. But there is something about waiting on the Lord--worshipping and praying and inviting Him and expecting Him until He comes in a real and powerful way and gives you a breakthrough. “Praise is awaiting You, O God, in Zion; and
To Tell or Not to Tell?
I have a question for you today… In Luke 8:26-39, we read about Jesus driving the Legion of demons out of a man and into a herd of pigs. Verses 38-39 say, “Now the man from whom the demons had departed begged Him that he might be with Him. But Jesus sent him
An Ode to Joy
It has been said that the more words a culture has for something, the more important that thing is to the culture. For example, snow is such an integral part of the Inuit culture that they have dozens of words to describe it. The Hebrew language does the same thing. It contains multiple
Nimble Feet
While staying at a resort near Orlando, Florida last summer, we were surprised to see a family of graceful deer emerge from a wooded area and walk through the grounds of the property completely unafraid of the people who were standing nearby. It was a delight to see. It reminded me of the
The Great Escape
Have you seen a picture of a peaceful, faraway place that you like to imagine escaping to? Maybe it was a picture of a lounge chair on a pristine beach with a tall glass of lemonade beckoning you. Perhaps it was a hammock under some shade trees with majestic mountains mirrored in a
Spiritual Ambidexterity
A few years ago, I broke my right arm. I learned surprisingly quick how much I depended on my dominant arm to do so many daily tasks. I was equally surprised to learn how inept my left arm was at doing the same simple jobs. King David had many mighty men who helped
A Picture Worth More than 1,000 Words
Exquisite works of art fill many museums. Paintings of beautiful scenes draw the observer to contemplate an abstract idea—love, happiness, passion, peace, pleasure and more. Some paintings look lovely from a first glance, a distant, surface view, but if you pause to look closer and contemplate the emotion the artist was trying to
The Rest of the Story
Remember what I said yesterday about claiming all of God's promises (from Joshua 17-18) and not allowing the enemy to dwell with you in your inheritance? Well, here's part two of that story... "So the LORD gave to Israel all the land of which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and
Claiming Your Inheritance
I read in Joshua 17-18 today, “Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities, but the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land. And it happened, when Israel grew strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not utterly drive them out.” (17:12-13)
Spring Cleaning
With Spring officially beginning this week, many people like to think about Spring Cleaning. Do you have a room in your house that gets cluttered up—a closet or garage or refrigerator—or a project that you started but never finished? You keep saying, “I need to deal with that,” but never seem to get
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