Out of the Chaos
Inspiration for living outside of the chaos.
Tag: despair
OUT OF THE CHAOS 10.06.2021
Last evening a friend and I were talking and discovered an experience we hold in common. Both of us share the common experience of being cut off by someone we thought was a friend. Not just casually ignored but told with words that we are no longer considered a friend. Many times, relationships do not …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 09.30.2021
In the writing of Isaiah the prophet, he records the conflict between Hezekiah, the King of Judah and King Sennacherib of Assyria, the dominant world power of his day. Sennacherib sends a letter to Hezekiah that begins in this manner: 10“This message is for King Hezekiah of Judah. Don’t let your God, in whom you …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 09.29.2021
My phone whistles at me, indicating another new text message. I glance at it and read another no. No, it doesn’t work tonight. I drop my head slightly and hear the subtle, mocking voice – “you should just throw your hands up and quit.” Tempted to agree, I pause on the image that comes to …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 09.22.2021
4He had to go through Samaria on the way. 5Eventually he came to the Samaritan village of Sychar, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. 6Jacob’s well was there; and Jesus, tired from the long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noontime. 7Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 09.16.2021
Somewhere along the way I learned, as a parent, it was easy for me to over promise and under deliver. I made commitments I couldn’t keep. Likely, this has as much to do with the way I am put together as anything. I hate to disappoint anyone so I am eager to please. I want …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 09.14.2021
In the overnight hours, the scripture from Isaiah 9 promising a Messiah, someone to carry my burdens and set me free, ran through my mind. Isaiah foretells the birth of a child followed by qualifying phrases that describe what the Messiah will accomplish and the kind of person he will be to his people. The …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 09.06.2021
Three years ago I started this blog. The post today is reprinted from my beginning days of writing. Friday as I was writing, my reading took me to Psalm 46, quoted at the end of this post. It invited me to pause again and remember that God is God and I am not. I hope …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 08.31.2021
My reading this week revealed to me the four false beliefs that plague most lives. These are lies or distortions of truth, needing to be exposed so they lose their power over us. In them, I see myself. I have, at one time or another, been controlled by believing one of these lies so I …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 08.26.2021
9I have called you back from the ends of the earth, saying, ‘You are my servant.’ For I have chosen you and will not throw you away. 10Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 08.25.2021
I love pasta of all kinds but especially spaghetti. It is particularily delightful when the sauce clings deliciously to every noodle, making it impossible to eat without wiping your mouth after every bite. Deliciousness!! Spaghetti noodles have a way of intertwining while they cook creating a puzzling mass of pasta goodness on the plate. It …
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