My home in the canyon is graced by a number of rose bushes. When you look at a rose bush you can either see the beauty of the rose or you can focus on the thorns. You can be grateful for what a magnificent flower the rose is, or you can grumble about the pain…
Once upon a time a little girl walked by a five and dime store and saw a beautiful string of imitation white pearls. It was love at first sight. She looked into her tattered, tiny purse and found just enough money to buy them. My, how she loved those pearls, and wore them almost every…
When Paul and Silas were beaten within an inch of their lives and thrown into prison, what did they do? They lifted their voices up and began singing to God. Suddenly an earthquake shook the prison doors open and the two of them led the Philippian jailer to Christ. (Luke 16:16-40) When the Moabites and…
“Zaccheaus, get down from that tree,” shouted Jesus to the bewildered tax collector who had just shimmied up a sycamore. In teaching this passage yesterday at Little Church (Luke 19:1-10), I suggested some wonderful imagery can be seen here. Jesus is just days from the crucifixion and the passage lends itself to some wonderful comparisons.…
Understanding the Names of God is one of the most inspiring and uplifting Scripture adventures a Christian can explore. You learn about the various dimensions of God’s power, His glorious attributes, His unmatched character, and His majestic nature. Here are some Hebrew Names of God with their meaning… · ELOHIM – The All-Powerful One, Creator of…
A number of us gathered together on a crisp New Year’s Day morning last week, to pray, read Scripture and worship God. The main chapter we read was Isaiah 40 which has been an inspiration to get us up on the mountain every year. Here is a key verse of that chapter… “GET YOURSELF…
“Because Your loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise You, thus will I bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your Name.” Psalm 63:3,4 A Call to Worship God: A reminder to all of you that to inaugurate 2019, Little Church will host an evening of worship on New…
It’s been a little bit of a wild ride since my last prayer letter. Two weeks spent in the Philippines, with two definite highlights, speaking in a women’s prison and officiating a wedding. Then the Sawdust Festival Winter Fantasy running for five consecutive weekends, a good show featuring really nice new work by Nikki. Followed…
Hi everyone – this will be the last Prayer Letter for a few weeks as I am heading for the Philippines for a ministry trip this weekend. I can’t express enough how grateful I am for all of you praying over the weekly needs, your very sweet responses, the encouragement, etc. You are all awesome. The…
It was a humble dwelling, built upon a foundation of stones, and roofed with turf and straw, nearly impervious to the searching airs of the mountainside. One little window of a foot and a half square looked out on the universe. At one end stood a stack of peat, half as big as the cottage…