Consider the Lilies

Category: Bible

  • The essential donkey

    Until a pair of white and grey donkeys appeared on my father’s farm, I didn’t think much about these odd-looking animals. When  a donkey shows up anywhere in the world, it’s usually in a political cartoon or a kid’s movie. And let’s face it, the donkey doesn’t typically come out on top land an honorable role…

  • Being in

    Do you remember the feeling of being “in”, in high school?  Or being “out”?  It is so much a part of high school culture.  There are kids who are in with some, and out with others.  There are kids who are in with none.  And there are the fortunate few who are in with everybody.…

  • in the plan

    A story in Genesis jumped out at me the other day.  As it is the beginning of the year, I’m starting over with reading the Bible, and Genesis is the first book. Hagar, who is first mentioned in chapter 16, is an Egyptian slave to Sarai (Abraham’s wife).  Sarai was childless, and because the Lord…

  • Meaningful or Meaningless?

    I, unlike most talk show hosts, like to make statements that are not controversial.  Statements that most people agree with.  Maybe it is because I value peace and harmony, and not conflict. So, here’s the statement that I feel works for most, if not all, people (except agnostics and atheists!). Relating to God is very…

  • Without Faith

    Faith is quite a mystery.  We exercise it every day, yet it seems complicated. It is easy and straightforward, but at the same time hard to get a handle on.  It’s essential to life, yet not often acknowledged.  And this confusing, but simple concept just happens to be the thing that God wants from us.…

  • Ask boldly, surrender completely

    So what is so profound about this thought – to ask boldly, surrender completely?

  • My Right Arm

    Have you ever had a moment when you are reading something – say, the Bible – and an image or a word jumps out at you, vividly? (I hope it’s happened to you, because, it happened to me.  And it’s a cool experience.  Read on.) The image that impressed me was an arm.  Yes, a…

  • Lessons in Gardening: John 15

    OK, it’s mid-August. I wish my daylilies looked like this picture.  But unfortunately that is not the case.  It’s been a hot and dry summer, not a lot of rain, and much of my perennial garden reflects these inhospitable growing conditions – brown, dusty plants in the garden instead of colorful, vibrant, flowering stalks. In…