God’s guidance
Cracking, Part III
Click to read Part I or Part II. Paul literally wrote the book on human weakness and God’s strength – or at least one of them (2 Corinthians). But he is certainly not the only example we have. Nor, you will be happy to know, is weakness necessarily synonymous with suffering. The “cracks” that allow God…
Mystery Rental
Don’t you hate it when you’re walking across a giant parking lot and suddenly realize you have no idea what your rental car looks like? Or does that just happen to me? Ironically enough, I was just listening to a story on the radio about the world memory champion who secured his second straight title…
God’s Letter to Me
I wrote a similar idea on the new resources page, but I keep thinking about it. And thinking for me is one step short of writing. Which brings me here. (Lucky you.) One of the habits I try to uphold is to read something Christian every night before I go to bed: the Bible, a devotional, an…
Planning
Here’s something I need to hear, so I’m going to tell you, too: Sometimes God has a different plan. My mother sometimes laments how her days often do not turn out the way she expected. “I can have my whole day planned,” she’ll say, “and it can turn out completely different. We’re just not in…
Adjust
What can one learn by pet sitting a friend’s dog for two weeks? An appreciation for one’s own dog, who is quiet and does not pee in the house, perhaps. But, I suspect the answer is supposed to be a bit deeper than that. One night, early on in the visit, while “Ricky” was sitting…
God is like Priceline, Part II
If you’re like me, you read last month’s article and felt there was a little something missing. What about those times when you don’t know what God is telling you to do? When you’re faced with a decision and you have no idea which way to go? How can you tell God, “Yes, I”ll book…
God is Like Priceline, Part I
I was reading the later chapters of Exodus one evening – the part where God is instructing the Israelites how to establish the tabernacle, the ark of the covenant, the altar, and the priestly garments – and it struck me how nice it would be sometimes if God were always that explicit with us. He…
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Janet Beagle, PhD is the founder of The Mustard Patch. She divides her time between the Midwest and New England, and if she’s not writing, she’s probably out hiking with her 2-and 4-footed friends.