If you don’t know how to start the process of changing what’s on the inside, this song provides an excellent starting point.
Out of the Chaos
Inspiration for living outside of the chaos.
A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart. Luke 6:45 Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Proverbs 4:23 …
There is a children’s song that cautions us to be careful. To be careful about what we hear, say, see, walk, do…I’m sure you know it. It goes like this, “Oh, be careful little ears what you hear. Oh, be careful little ears what you hear. For the Father up above is looking down in …
Happy 2020! Welcome to the new decade! In just a few short weeks, we will welcome our third granddaughter. She is the first best gift of this new year and I can’t wait to meet her. As I anticipate her arrival, my mind wanders around titles changed by her birth. She will be the first …
Happy New Year’s Eve! Last week, I was watching a news channel and they highlighted the preparation taking place in Times Square for the dropping of the crystal ball later today. It is truly a magnificent creation. Patch.com describes it this way: The 2020 Waterford Crystal sphere set to drop on the last midnight of …
I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward …
The year is widing down and many of us look to the New Year with hopes that things will be different, better somehow. The beginning of the year is a great time to evaluate our lives and make changes. This often involves resolutions related to health and wellness, both financially and physically. Unfortunately, statistics say …
Today would have been my mom and dad’s 68th wedding anniversary. My dad passed from this life into his eternal home in September of 2009. I still miss him and his stubborn ways. But one thing that lives on is his commitment to family and faith. I cannot thank him enough for his stubbornness in …
Henri J.M. Nouwen wrote a beautiful book entitled “Life of the Beloved.” A short and valuable read, it explores the possibility of spiritual living in a secular world. During Advent, I read Nouwen’s Advent devotional. The entry for Day 21 was entitled, “Belovedness Belongs to All.” I was challenged to see not only myself, but …
The day after…it can be a let down. Gifts given and received, special dinners prepared and eaten, toasts made, games played, movies watched. The house is quiet and you are alone with your thoughts. And me, because you are reading this blog. It reminds me of a baking snafu my daughter had a couple days …
Out of the Chaos 