April 5, 2017
Atrophying or Absorbing?
God is looking for people who are thirsty. In my own life am I absorbing (earnestly desiring to understand) or am I atrophying (withering)?
Read more..Thoughts By Marilyn Ehle
February 2, 2017
Dry Towels and Thirsty Souls
“Blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit”. Jeremiah 17:7-8
Read more..January 25, 2017
Leaving the Nets
Sometimes in the groping dark of my not knowing I am exhausted with the struggle to believe in you, O God. Your ways are not our ways. Your ways are extraordinary. Madeleine LâEngle
Read more..October 14, 2016
Name Your Fear
“I sought the Lord and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.” Psalm 34:4 Fear. Darkness, unfamiliar sounds, safety concerns combine to make us uneasy at the least, immobilized at the extreme. And yet it is rarely such physical, identifiable circumstances that cause most of our fears.
Read more..September 30, 2016
“Have You Ever Been Alone With God?”
Being alone with God takes practice and discipline. We should daily practice being alone with Jesus, allowing the words of God to “dwell in us richly.
Read more..September 8, 2016
What’s Under the Snow?
“Come now, let’s settle this,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet,? I
Read more..July 31, 2016
Well Defined Christians
Look for ways to be well defined, developing the characteristics of Christ in whatever world he has placed you.
Read more..June 11, 2016
Barely Free or Abundantly Free?
“Because of the sacrifice of the Messiah, his blood poured out on the altar of the cross, we’re a free people—free of penalties. Abundantly free!”
Read more..June 1, 2016
Perfume to God
Father God, I want to be perfume to you but often, I admit, what you smell in my good works is the stench of self-reliance and self-satisfaction.
Read more..April 15, 2016
Bread of Life
‘Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will
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