Refuge

Do I see the future

As a friend or a foe?

God reminds me He is in control.

At all times you must trust in Me.

Look around you and have eyes to see:

I am your refuge for all eternity.

Karen Rice

How lovely is your dwelling place,

Lord Almighty!

My soul yearns, even faints,

for the courts of the Lord;

my heart and my flesh cry out

for the living God.

Even the sparrow has found a home

and the swallow a nest for herself

where she may have her young-

a place near your altar.

Blessed are those who dwell in your house;

they are ever praising you.

Psalm 84

Never the Same

When someone becomes a Christian, he becomes a brand new person inside. He is not the same anymore. A new life has begun!
2 Corinthians 5:17 The Living Bible

Hear Our Prayers

"For from of old no one has heard nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen a God besides You, Who works and shows Himself active on behalf of him who earnestly waits for Him."
Isaiah 64:4 

Lord, Thank you that You hear our prayers, 

even when we don't know what to say.

History and Geometry

Teaching geometry to sixth graders one day, as a substitute teacher, I was deep in thought about the wording of the teacher's directions. One 12 year-old in the class, raised his hand and consoled me, "It's okay, Ma'am. They probably didn't have geometry when you were in school."

Another day, I was teaching history and we were discussing the Civil War. Being from Georgia, I was vividly describing Sherman's March to the Sea, burning down houses along the way.
"Were you at home at the time?" a girl inquired.

Does anyone else remember Sam Cooke singing, "Don't know much about geography..."?
I laughed when I listened to those lyrics again. For all the semesters I spent studying French, I have very little memory of it now...and we won't talk about algebra!

Rainy Night in Indiana

The header is a view of the Ohio River at Louisville. It is flooding this morning with streets closed on the Kentucky side and the Indiana side.

The Lord sat as King at the flood. 

Yes, the Lord sits as King forever.

The Lord will give strength to His people.

The Lord will bless His people with peace.

Psalm 29:10-11