Slightly Obsessed #260: In the Stillness
And I said, ‘Have you seen him whom my soul loves?’ Hardly had I left them When I found him whom my soul loves; I held on to him and would not let him go. – Song of Solomon 3:4 The little artificial tree perches on an antique treadle sewing machine, swathed in a […]
Slightly Obsessed #259: Eli’s Song
So whoever will humble himself like this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. – Matthew 18:4 He enters a room with six-year-old abandon, bursting with enthusiasm. He never shows up at our house empty-handed, though. Sometimes he clutches his newest collection of cards or rocks or fishing gear to show us. Often […]
Slightly Obsessed #258: Thank God For You!
I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always offering prayer with joy in my every prayer for you all, in view of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now. – Philippians 1:3-5 Another day sinks into eternity without resolution, yanking the scab from the wounds of battle. In […]
Slightly Obsessed #257: The Trifecta of Grace
But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger…. – James 1:19 A well-known Bible scholar recently posted some interesting news relating to current events on social media. The comment section was instantly bombarded with heated arguments. People who claimed to be Christians traded harsh and ignorant barbs. They posted […]
Slightly Obsessed #256: Silently, He Absorbs Your Pain
Because in much wisdom there is much grief; and increasing knowledge results in increasing pain. – Ecclesiastes 1:18 A heavy dawn groans into a new day, dragging an underbelly full of yesterday’s burdens. Like the clouds, I awaken gray. Whiny child inhabiting an elder’s body, my first lucid thought of the day is […]
Slightly Obsessed #255: Never Look Away
Peter responded and said to Him, ‘Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.’ And He said, ‘Come!’ And Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water, and came toward Jesus. But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and when he began to sink, he […]
Slightly Obsessed #254: Be Not Deceived
But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to distinguish between good and evil. – Hebrews 5:14 We walked through the tall, dry grass with a forester friend as we checked out the progress of the fledgling evergreens on our property overlooking the river valley. The men sauntered down […]
Slightly Obsessed #253: As It Began to Dawn
When God Invades Our Despair Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week…. -Matthew 28:1 So when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus […]
Slightly Obsessed #252: Traditions, Expectations, and a Pandemic
What is left when a pandemic takes down our world? And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.’ When the angels had gone away from them […]
Slightly Obsessed #251: Rosh Hashanah – We Will Be Changed
Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. – 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 When Will […]