Category Archives: Constructive Thought

Spring Rain

  Where I live, it rained Saturday night. You know what they say: “April showers bring May flowers.” I want spring flowers, so the storm made me happy.   God also sends spiritual rain. It doesn’t bring flowers. Isaiah 45:8 … Continue reading

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Fire and Whispers

  God doesn’t always meet us with rushing winds and tongues of fire.   1 Kings 19:11-12 (MSG). Then he [Elijah] was told, “Go, stand on the mountain at attention before God. God will pass by.” A hurricane wind ripped through the … Continue reading

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Fire and Destruction

  My little corner of the world just experienced a three-day brush fire. I’m grateful that firefighters, first responders and God’s downpour kept everyone safe.   Set me to thinking about fire’s destructive power. It brings to mind God’s judgment. … Continue reading

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Waiting on God

  Jesus told His disciples to wait.     Acts 1:4-5 (NIV)  “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water, but in a few days you … Continue reading

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Prepared to Wait

  Lent is a season of preparation. Pentecost (50 days) is a season of waiting. It is tied to the Jewish feast of Shavuot, seven weeks after Passover, marking the wheat harvest.   In Acts, we learn that Jesus met … Continue reading

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He Is Risen Indeed!

  This is the message of the resurrection: Love wins. Indeed, God’s love wins.    John 3:16 (ESV) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have … Continue reading

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He Is Risen!

  Psalm 47:1 (NIV) Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.   Hallelujah! “Ah Christians, ring the bells of your hearts, fire the salute of your most joyous songs . . . Dance, O … Continue reading

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Imagining Revival

I work in a high school. I bemoan the students’ attachment to their phones — texting, TikTok, YouTube, and more. I often think the world was a better place without them. On to the Asbury revival: leaders text to keep … Continue reading

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Fair Enough

Consider Christ’s parable of the workers in the vineyard. The landowner hired workers in the early morning, in the middle of the day, and at the last hour.    Matthew 20:9-10 (MEV) When they who were hired about the eleventh … Continue reading

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Never Enough

God is always enough. The other side is never enough.   Proverbs 27:20 (AMP) Sheol (the place of the dead) and Abaddon (the underworld) are never satisfied; Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.   Which side are you … Continue reading

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