“I saw an angel in the marble and I carved until I set it free” Michelangelo Each time that I read this quote, my imagination and mind seem to take flight. I visualize so clearly Michelangelo chipping away, the unwanted pieces of marble falling to the floor. Little pieces of marble breaking away from bigger chunks. Dust covering [...]
Archive for May, 2007
Life Chipped Away and Revealed
Posted in Christianity, Devotionals, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Life, Uncategorized on May 25, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Life Swirls in a Dust Devil
Posted in Christianity, Devotionals, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Life, Rural America, Uncategorized on May 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I spent the years of my youth on the High Plains of Texas and in the eastern part of New Mexico. Dust devils were seen frequently, especially on dry, hot summer days. What is a dust devil, you ask. Dust devils happen when, I know not why, a little wind confines itself to a small [...]
Life and the Economy of One God
Posted in Christianity, Devotionals, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Life, Uncategorized on May 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I often wonder if I am doing very well at pleasing God. When I dwell on what I know God wants from me and how He wants it done, I have a sense of anxiety about His opinion.
Sometimes I think that trying to please my one and only God is just more than I can do. When my selfish, controlling earthly [...]
Life With “Precious Memories”
Posted in Christianity, Devotionals, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Life, Uncategorized on May 10, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Mother’s Day is just around the corner. Though I think of my precious mother every day, as this special day approaches, I find myself in a reflective state of mind, a lifetime of treasured memories effortlessly filling my thoughts.
I can’t imagine that I could have had better parents. But, this is about Mother’s Day and [...]
Life in Lucifer’s Science Class
Posted in Christianity, Devotionals, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Life, Uncategorized on May 6, 2007 | 2 Comments »
In a recent newspaper article (Austin-American Statesman, Austin, Texas, 29 April 2007), Austin Considine of The New York Times penned an article titled “Museums find interest in origin of humans, evolved or created.” The article begins with the current evolution exhibit at the new Hall of Human Origins at the American Museum of Natural History [...]
Life on the “Paid But Left Behind” Rack
Posted in Christianity, Devotionals, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Life, Uncategorized on May 1, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Earlier today as I was driving around town doing errands, the long green arm of Starbucks reeled me to the nearest drive-in window. The little brown box took my request for a Soy Chai Tea Latte, and I proceeded to the window to pay and collect my order. At the window, I joked about the Texas [...]
