Recently my car needed work The mechanic rsquo s shop was close a mile from my home So I decided to just walk home But as I shuffled along next to a bustling thoroughfare I noticed something Everyone else was moving so fast nbsp This isn rsquo t rocket science Cars go faster than pedestrians Zip zip zip As I ambled home I had a realization We rsquo re so used to moving fast All the time Then another realization I often expect God to move just as quickly I want His plans to fit my speedy timetable nbsp When [... more]

Do you know what a group of turkeys is called I didn rsquo t Had to look it up It rsquo s called a rafter Why am I writing about turkeys Because I rsquo ve just returned from a weekend at a mountain cabin Each day I marveled at the train of turkeys parading past our porch I rsquo d never been turkey-watching before They scratched fiercely with spectacular talons Then they hunted and pecked at the ground Eating I assume This was my first turkey-observation time so I rsquo m not positive The scrawny scrubs in the area didn [... more]

I don t remember many specifics about my driver s education class But for some reason an acronym we learned S-I-P-D-E remains firmly lodged in my memory The letters stood for Scan Identify Predict Decide and Execute a process we were taught to practice continually We were to scan the road identify hazards predict what the hazards might do decide how we d respond and then if necessary execute that plan It was a strategy for being intentional to avoid accidents nbsp I wonder how that idea might translate to our spiritual lives In Ephesians Paul told Ephesian believers ldquo [... more]