February 5, 2020
The last two weeks we talked about starting each day with an invitation to Jesus to be a part of your day, and then at various times throughout the day pausing, to reset your focus, by involving him in what […]
November 14, 2019
Jesus stated plainly his mission was to show to us and deliver to us a new Life: “I have come so that they may have life, and have it to the full.” (John 10:10) Let’s pause and ask ourselves, “What […]
October 9, 2019
In everyone there is something of his fellow man … Hence, “Love your neighbor”—for he is really you yourself.” —Rabbi Moses Cordovero Last week, we introduced the idea of the rulebook and the playbook in sports. The rulebook is considered […]
October 2, 2019
In sports, there is the rulebook, and there is the playbook. The rule book is the list of all the things one cannot do. The rulebook does not list all the things one can do because that is practically limitless. […]
September 18, 2019
I am continuing my push to encourage you to read your Bible more, and not just to read it and check it off the list, but to dive deeply into the scriptures, expecting—yes expecting—to meet Jesus personally, as he draws […]
February 21, 2019
My daughter Britton is marrying Finch this Saturday, so if you will indulge me, I would like to vary from my usual Putting Green format and relate a personal message from my heart to Finch. (And perhaps to you, […]
January 7, 2019
Let Us Keep to the Point (Philippians 1:2) from the Understanding Oswald Podcast, A daily meditation on “My Utmost for His Highest” Click to listen: https://www.buzzsprout.com/218569/837483-january-1-let-us-keep-to-the-point-philippians-1-2
July 19, 2018
I hate to wait. There…I said it. I don’t like to stand in lines. I disdain slow, inefficient traffic. I am constantly calculating which line looks to be the shortest and fastest. In the grocery store, I size up the […]
May 24, 2018
Jesus allowed Satan to sift Peter because he knew Peter had accumulated a lot of baggage over the years that needed shedding. Jesus knew Peter, like all of us, was either clinging to or being clung to, by a […]
May 17, 2018
Is Satan running the show down here on earth? Or does he have limits to his power? Is he just running amuck, wreaking havoc as he pleases? Or, is God in control? We can catch a glimpse into this […]
May 10, 2018
Rarely do I meet someone who is not hurting, being challenged, or dealing with some negative in his or her life…from the aggravating to the mind-numbing, to the neon-light hurt. It may be from his or her marriage, money, or […]
April 26, 2018
I drift, and you drift. We drift from the things and people we hold dear. Not intentionally, but isn’t this the real problem with drifting: we don’t even realize we are? The Holy Spirit succinctly addresses our drifting tendency: We […]