Lost I’m writing today, as in most days, highly focused and dialed into a storyline…and, oh look, a squirrel. Perhaps I’ve confused reaching saturation with being highly focused. I had so many tabs open across the top of my browser that I lost count, but what was the point? It was too damn many to choose […]
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Author Thoughts – Hey Man! – 081925 I’m unsure how these things happen, but I assure you I attempted to mind my business until it was no longer possible. I concentrated on a glass of dry cabernet when an individual sat next to me…with the appropriate empty chair between us, of course. I knew him […]
Author Thoughts Today – Mark Batterson’s “Please, Sorry, Thanks” – Day 2 of 5 – 081225 “Let There Be Light” The Doppler effect tells us that the universe is still expand¬ing. In other words, the words God spoke, in the beginning, are still creating galaxies at the outer edge of the universe. The universe is […]
Author Thoughts Today – Mark Batterson’s “Double Blessing” – Day 4 of 5 – 080825 “Take the mercy of God, for example. The mercy God has shown you is as unique as your fingerprint. The writer of Lamentations said that God’s mercies are new every morning (Lamentations 3:22–23). The Hebrew word for “new” doesn’t just mean “again […]
Author Thoughts Today – Mark Batterson’s “Double Blessings” – 080725 “You cannot claim the promises of God like a game of Pin the Tail on the Donkey, but every promise has your name on it. Every blessing in the Bible is part and parcel of our spiritual birthright by virtue of what Christ accomplished on […]
Mark Batterson’s “Chase the Lion” Devotional – Day 7 of 7 Just because something isn’t part of your life plan doesn’t mean it’s not a part of your destiny. Without me even knowing it, God has been fulfilling his call on my life. My job is to obey God with a keyboard, with a pulpit. […]
Author Thoughts Today – July 30, 2025 Mark Batterson’s “Chase the Lion” is a seven-day devotional keying on the theme of his book “Chasing a Lion Into a Pit on a Snowy Day”. The story is from the Old Testament, featuring a character named Benaiah who appears in the book of 2 Samuel. He never […]
Author Thoughts Today – July 29, 2025 My fellow prayer warriors and I met this morning at 6:30 AM, as we have done on Tuesdays for years, to pray over one another, our families, friends, and whatever else any of us choose to share from our hearts and minds. Our hour on Zoom is powerful. […]
A cup of coffee on the deck with two cats waiting for the sun to break the horizon was my silent time this morning. One of the benefits of being unsupervised is the freedom to enjoy the peace and solitude of a new day. I listened for the still, small voice of God but only […]
“Silence is anything but passive waiting. It’s proactive listening. And each day, God’s voice gets a little louder in our lives until He’s all we can hear. If you want to hear the heart of God, silence is key. If you want the Spirit of God to fill you, be still.” Mark Batterson * * […]