I am a child of the 60s; I guess. But I wasn’t a hippie, a flower child or a surfer. But OC caught my imagination with this; “The surf that distresses the ordinary swimmer produces in the surf-rider the super-joy of going clean through it.” […]
Month: March 2010
Amid a Crowd of Paltry Things
This painting is called “Amid a Crowd of Paltry Things” by Mark Lawrence. Mark’s obviously an artist. He has done a series of paintings inspired by OC and his devotional My Utmost for His Highest. It’s great to do creative things which inspire. I, on […]
Joy of following the Call
Rose and I are not going to Guetemala. When we heard Mike Clark’s presentation at church a couple of weeks ago we put together our passport applications and almost started packing. A little thought and prayer thereafter revealed ours was an emotional response. It’s not […]
The Kingdom of God – Our Vocation or Avocation
Don’t mistake these two words so nearly alike. Vocation is the employment, business or profession one follows for a living; avocation is some pursuit or occupation which diverts the person from such employment, business or profession. Thus an avocation is essentially a hobby. Is the […]
Sheep are smelly and dirty – You gotta love ’em
During last year’s Christmas program, our kids sang about smelly, dirty sheep. That’s what they are smelly and dirty. Idealized pictures of sheep with snow white wool are works of fiction. Sheep are dirty and smelly. My grand kids sang that and so it must […]
Chambers is wrong?
I disagree with Oswald Chambers. I do this in full recognition that I am flirting with heresy; but I feel I am right deep down in my soul. Oswald says that after the Lord asked Peter for the third time “Do you love me?”, that […]
Agape Love Hurts, But It’s Worth It
All love is a gift from God; whether it is phileo, or brotherly love, eros, sexual love, or agape love. Agape love is a special gift from God. It is love as God loves without condition. It is the most mysterious and rarest of love. […]