Tag Archives: creation

Blessing of Thunder

Blessing of Thunder
Your thunder was heard in the whirlwind, Your lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked. Psalm 77:18 On a recent trip to the mountains I was fortunate to experience an unexpected summer storm. The thunder boomed in the forest and the sky occasionally lit up. I sat with the windows and doors open…
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Alpha and Omega: The Beginning

Alpha and Omega: The Beginning
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “Who is and Who was and Who is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:8 God wasn’t just THERE in the beginning, He IS the beginning. He is the Alpha. Nothing pre-exists Him and all things have come forth subsequently FROM Him. I don’t comprehend,…
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Watching Life

Watching Life
Before modern medicine, before ultrasounds, life forming in the womb was a marvel that could only be attributed to the hand of God. It was a mystery. David sings of this truth in the psalms: For You formed my inward parts; You knitted me together in my mother's womb.  I praise you, for I am fearfully and…
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Time to Rest?

Time to Rest?
An interesting podcast recently suggested that without creative work, there is no true rest. Creative work generates a product or useful service and can be done in an office, home, library, or on an assembly line. Sometimes we are paid for our work but we also might be serving as a volunteer or within our…
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