Thirty-eighth in the series Get close to God In my younger years I went canoeing quite often, usually on the Fox River in Northern Illinois where I grew up. These pictures are from one of those trips from the early seventies, the one on the right highlighting my sister, Karen, and my dad. The Fox usually [...]
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Are we feeding our faith or starving it?
Posted: January 29, 2012 in Get Close to God, Metaphorically Speaking...0
Thirty-fourth in the series Get close to God The steps of a man are established by the Lord, and He delights in his way; though he stumble, he will not fall, because the Lord is the One who holds his hand. (Psalm 37:24) Ever notice how trusting small children are? You can swing and [...]
This morning as I was returning from my walk in the woods behind our home, I paused on the bridge to watch the snow flakes gently descend to earth. The ones that hit the water disappeared instantly as they joined the current flowing slowly but surely downstream. This image came to my mind later this morning as [...]
Are religions preferences of choice on a buffet line?
Posted: December 29, 2009 in Get Close to God, Metaphorically Speaking...Twenty-second in the series Get close to God Everyone will get fed no matter what religious entrée you choose. And heaven is the dessert at the end of the line, right? Welcome to America, where we practice tolerance and freedom of religion. Here you can sample and choose whatever brand or style of God that appeals [...]
Twentieth in the series Get close to God “We are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. To one we are the smell of death; to the other an aroma of life.” II Corinthians 2:14 Our sense of smell is very powerful. It can lead [...]
Do you have your blinders on?
Posted: August 25, 2009 in Get Close to God, Metaphorically Speaking...Sixteenth in the series Get close to God I’m learning that the most important thing in life is not what I always thought was the most important. It’s not climbing the corporate ladder, loving my family, or even serving God. It’s knowing Christ. Paul said he considered his status, his accomplishments, and “everything a [...]
Swim against the tide!
Posted: June 28, 2009 in Metaphorically Speaking..., What I've been thinking...If you don’t make a focused, intentional effort to swim against the tide of secularism, you will be swept out to sea with the rest of mankind that finds it easier to go with the flow than to fight the current. They say, “Since practically everyone is doing it, it must be the way to live, right?” [...]
Have you found your treasure? (Part 3)
Posted: June 17, 2009 in Get Close to God, Metaphorically Speaking...Here are the ways I’ve heard from the Lord and seen him work in my life so far. I would also like to hear some of yours as well. Through prayer: Even when our requests don’t get answered immediately, our spirits are comforted and lifted when we pour out our hearts before the Savior. I often take [...]
Have you found your treasure? (Part 2)
Posted: June 12, 2009 in Get Close to God, Metaphorically Speaking...Along our quest to get to know our Heavenly Father, we catch glimpses of his glory as if looking at dim reflections in a mirror as the apostle Paul described. They are like coins that spilled out of a treasure chest on its way to be buried. The copper coins are the trials, the silver ones are the triumphs, [...]
Thirteenth in the series Get close to God ________________________ Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (Matthew 6:21) ________________________ What is your treasure? What do you value the most? Your family, job, house, car, hobby, money? If you’re like me, it’s all of those. But according to Jesus, those are just the [...]
An amazing tool that gets underused!
Posted: January 20, 2009 in Get Close to God, Metaphorically Speaking...Tenth in the series Get Close to God I have at my disposal a tool that can unlock doors, solve problems, heal sickness, and lift your spirit. In fact, there’s nothing that it can’t do if it’s used correctly. What kind of tool can do all that? It’s called prayer. I have been [...]
The Lord is my Filter, I shall not be in want.
Posted: January 14, 2009 in Get Close to God, Metaphorically Speaking...Ninth in the series Get close to God Tuesday night, January 6, 2009: These last two days at work have been incredibly stressful and frustrating. It’s a good thing I was able to take the previous two weeks off for vacation and rest up but I’m paying for it now since it created a backlog of network service calls. A high school with [...]
Do you get heartburn when you read your Bible?
Posted: December 20, 2008 in Get Close to God, Metaphorically Speaking...Seventh in the series Get close to God If reading God’s word does not cause your heart to burn, then something is wrong. But I’m not talking about indigestion. When Jesus brought up all the things concerning himself in the Scriptures to the couple on their road trip from Jerusalem, they said after he left, “Were [...]
Fifth in the series Get close to God How long can you go without food or drink before you start feeling weak? Whether it’s one day or 40, you’ll eventually run out of energy. Starting our day without the Bread of Life or Living Water and continuing without walking with the Spirit will also drain us [...]
Is religion too hard? Try being a branch!
Posted: November 9, 2008 in Get Close to God, Metaphorically Speaking...Fourth in the series Get close to God “I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 I think most of us Christians agree that we can’t save ourselves from eternal destruction [...]
Fourth in the series Metaphorically Speaking. I am truly blessed. The Lord picked out a wife for me 29 years ago that has been easy to love. But like all good things that get taken for granted, I have occasionally been guilty of letting her familiarity make me contemptible. I hope I never lose her to [...]
Third in the series Metaphorically Speaking. One of the most amazing creatures that God came up with is the chameleon. He designed these lizards with a special lining of skin cells wired directly to their brains to enable them to quickly flash from their usually dull shade of brown or green to an assortment of [...]
Second in the series Metaphorically Speaking I am always with You. You hold me by my right hand. (Psalm 73:23) I have set the Lord always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. (Psalm 16:8) Have you ever wondered how David did it? How he could “fear [...]
First in the series Metaphorically Speaking Hello, everyone! March 16, 2008 I hope my Tennessee friends got up early enough on Saturday morning to see (and possibly play in) the snow before it went away. Sharon and I were reminded of the fun we used to have with the kids (and dogs) as [...]
