Too Earthly Minded…

You may have heard it said of somebody, “He (or she) is so heavenly minded he’s no earthly good.”  The implication is that person may focus too much on God and not enough on his or her responsibilities.  Usually, such a person makes me want to live more for God!  There is another extreme, though—tooContinue reading “Too Earthly Minded…”

Everlasting Peace

On a recent trip up north, Steve and I listened to songs from CDs we recently had transferred onto a memory stick. Palmetto State Quartet’s album kept us company for a long stretch, and their song, “Everlasting Peace” recalled a time of severe testing, when I couldn’t sense God’s direction or presence. My heart feltContinue reading “Everlasting Peace”

That Inevitable Day

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 NIV The TV series The Roosevelts[1] reveals President Theodore Roosevelt’s fascination with nature. As a child, Roosevelt kept live snakes and mice in his dresser drawers. HeContinue reading “That Inevitable Day”