Replace My “If” With “You Can”

Replace My “If” With “You Can”

by | Dec 3, 2023 | Today I Will

Today I will replace my feeble “If You can” with a confident “according to Thy will,” emboldened by the belief that it is not how one prays but the One who hears the prayer that is the power behind prayer. Mark 9:22-23But if you can do anything, take pity on us...
Preach The Gospel With My Life

Preach The Gospel With My Life

by | Nov 30, 2023 | Today I Will

Today I will heed the call and seek out the “necessity laid upon me” to “preach” the gospel, not upon a pulpit, but through the everyday thoughts and actions of my life. I must listen to God’s “mysterious, irresistible, supernatural” (Chambers) voice, coming through...
Seek The Look Of Love

Seek The Look Of Love

by | Nov 28, 2023 | Today I Will

Today I will keep in mind the many looks of Jesus and what they mean to me: love, compassion, sadness, anger, joy, tenderness, resoluteness, turmoil. I will use these looks to guide my thoughts and actions; what look do I want to receive from Him? Have I been...
Good And Plenty

Good And Plenty

by | Nov 24, 2023 | Tennis Blog

I find myself in a lot of bad places on the tennis courts. Double faults. Overheads into the net. Practices that do not translate into game play. And being at the bad end of match point, love-40.  Can a Biblical perspective on life help to cope with the bad...
Discernment

Discernment

by | Nov 23, 2023 | Short Provocative Thoughts

Lord, give me more discernment and let me share mine. “God never gives us discernment so that we may criticize, but that we may intercede.” (Chambers, Utmost, November 23) Three things cause contempt with God:Confidence in human ingenuityDistraction by the...