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She left her jar…
Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town John 4:28 “God wants you to go and sit beside Jesus and listen to what he says to the Samaritan woman.” As I meditate on this scripture passage, this one has for a long time now stood out for me. I’ve usually had…
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The Well
Today a Christian brother told me (exhorted me) to do three things … Play your guitar, and worship the Lord with your wife and son in your home. Don’t stop writing. Go to John 4, and sit beside him as he speaks with the woman at the well, he has something to teach you. Here’s…
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Jacob’s Ladder
When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.” Genesis 28:16-17 NIV The place Jacob had found was indeed a physical spot on…
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Look at me, look at me
There was an incident in North Vancouver that happened last Saturday… I’d gone out there to meet up with Andrew for his Birthday. After picking him up from the Quay, I drove to 15th and Grand Boulevard. Now Grand Boulevard is a thing which I have never seen anywhere else, if another one like it…
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Prayer Pattern
Hezekiah, when threatened by Assyria, prayed. God answered and delivered him. Hezekiah, when told by God himself that the end of his days had arrived, prayed. God answered and delivered him. …and when I’m confronted by a situation that is life altering… what do I do? …and when you’re confronted by a situation that is…
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Solsbury Hill
Moved By The Words… “Grab your things, I’ve come to take you home” and then in the end, once he’s thought the offer over, it’s> “You can keep my things, they’ve come to take me home” There’s the epiphany symbolized by the eagle flying out of the night sky… Climbing up on Solsbury HillI could…
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Take On Jesus
12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, NASV 1995 John 1:12 οσοι δε ελαβον αυτον εδωκεν αυτοις εξουσιαν τεκνα θεου γενεσθαι τοις πιστευουσιν εις το ονομα αυτου John 1:12 1550 Stephanus Tozer, as told in the…
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Joining Together
Two scenes are here in my mind’s eye. First one is of me, making my way through the woods, and it’s been a struggle… a very personal struggle… cuts, bruises, stinking, stumbling… and I find a clearing, I emerge from the woods, and others are there… by the very fact of there being no other…
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Hasten
Isaiah 32:4 The mind of the rash will have good judgment, and the tongue of the stammerers will speak readily and distinctly. RSV The mind of the hasty will discern the truth, And the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak clearly. NASV (1995) Here’s the context> 1-8 But look! A king will rule in the right way, and…
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Act Like an Angel
Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. Hebrews 13:1 Once upon a time I thought of myself as “nobody in particular” and I was close… now I’m thinking, I need to…
