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God Has a Sense of Humor (Friday)
Smile at cloud ponies that race across the sky and morph into snowmen. Chuckle at the stick that sprouts legs and ambles over fallen leaves. Laugh out loud at a bubble-blowing baby face. Humor surrounds us and breaks … Continue reading
God Has a Sense of Humor (Thursday)
From Billy Sunday (an orphan who left professional baseball to become an itinerant preacher): “God likes a little humor, as is evidence by the fact that he made the monkeys, the parrot — and some of you … Continue reading
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God Has a Sense of Humor (Wednesday)
I stand by the fence watching the giraffes nibbling from tree branches. They are awkwardly graceful. Creator God, what were you thinking? I sense Jesus leaning against the fence and laughing, Aren’t they great!
God Has a Sense of Humor (Tuesday)
There’s a Bible passage that reminds me of an Abbott and Costello routine. This is how the story of Hagar and Ishmael reads with the meanings of the names taken from chapter 16. Genesis 21:15-18 When the water in … Continue reading
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God Has a Sense of Humor
Can you envision God laughing? Absolutely Seems out of character for the Lord of the Universe I just hope he’s not laughing at me Consider the platypus: bill of a duck, feet of an otter, tail of … Continue reading
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Us)e Your Imagination! (Friday
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Use Your Imagination! (Thursday)
Not all prayers have to be in words. Sometimes I settle on an image to convey my prayer: the exhausted mom soundly sleeping, a friendly handshake between quarreling friends, the unemployed teacher in a classroom filled with … Continue reading
Use Your Imagination (Wednesday)
Have you noticed how almost every news article and blog post has a picture attached? Sometimes it enhances the story. And sometimes it is just an obligatory filler, a random image that carries little connection to the content. I’m annoyed by the same taped-off … Continue reading
Use Your Imagination (Tuesday)
“Imagination is the greatest gift God has given us . . . it will be one of the greatest assets to faith when the time of trial comes, because your faith and the Spirit of God will work together . … Continue reading
Use Your Imagination
Imagination. What is it? Child’s play Unproductive day dreaming Unleashed creativity Is it far fetched to consider my imagination not just a gift from God, but also a reflection of God? Take the creation account from Genesis 1. God spoke … Continue reading