He who believes in me out of his innermost being will flow rivers of living water. (John 7:38) Most trout-fishermen know this beautiful quote by Robert Traver from Trout Madness: “I fish because I love to. Because I love the environs where trout are found, which are invariably beautiful, and hate the environs where crowds […]
All Ground is Holy Ground
The ancients would sometimes say that there are places on earth when the distance between heaven and earth is thin… They called them “Thin Places.” To a devout woman or man every place can be a “Thin Place.” What a difference it might make today if you treated …all ground is holy ground …every bush […]
Beautiful Places
A little over five years ago I met Woody Shoemaker. We were both pastors. Most recently he had pastored in the Flint Hills in rural Kansas. I had pastored in the lovely village of Fremont, Michigan. Our families both had relocated to downtown Flint, Michigan to take part in a ministry housed in a sixteen-story […]
Ugly Things in Beautiful Places
Red Jeep Journal
July 21, 2017
Do You Have a Quiet Place?
You need a place to be alone with the Lord. I learned this lesson when I was just a young boy… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikhPUQ7GjUs
Resolved
Resolved. When I listen to music just to close my eyes and listen to music–perhaps to stare into the fire but nothing more. When I read, to give myself to reading alone, tasting the words for their flavor and not rushing across the page. When I walk, just to walk. When I listen, to listen […]