New Every Morning

August 13, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Cadence, Red-Handed. October, 2007.* Why Is God’s Mercy New Every Morning? Biblical promises comfort me. They remind me that so long as I breathe, I have another chance. A favorite comes from Lamentations 3: 22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;    his mercies never come to an end;23 they are new every morning;    great is your faithfulness. I thought about this verse a […]


Filed Under: bravery, confession, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, discipline, faith, God's omnipotence, grace, Lamentations 3, obedience, Pastor Robert Jacobsen, Romans 7, sin

My Grandson, My Brother

February 20, 2013 By

Cadence, Lala, Papa Rich. April, 2012 Cadence Gets Communion“If you confess that Jesus Christ is your Lord and Savior, we invite you to come forward and partake.” It’s Good Friday and my heart floods with gratitude. Our pastor’s familiar words push the overflow out through my eyes. Blinking back tears, floating on reverence, I rise […]


Filed Under: communion, Easter, God's omnipotence, grace, grandchildren, John 6, joy, love, Pastor Robert Jacobsen, sacrifice

Raise a Holy Hum

February 5, 2013 By

Elaine and Hoanie. Tapuamu, Tahaa. 2004. Play Song, Pray SongSunday I learned that prayer sounds a lot like play. Sort of. Let me explain. Papeete, Tahiti, 1990. Walking back to the hostel, my friend (who happens to be my friend solely because at this moment, we’re both guests at the same hostel and so we […]


Filed Under: child, God's omnipotence, Michelle DeRusha, Pastor Robert Jacobsen, play, prayer, Romans 15, sing, Trabuco Canyon Community Church, travel

Now Serving: Fruit Salad

August 3, 2012 By

Vaite Zests a Lemon While Cadence and a Nameless Dinosaur Observe. Independence Day, 2012. Careful Preparations My niece Vaite offered to make fruit salad when our pastor and his family came for brunch during her visit. I was relieved: my arthritic hands fatigue before much peeling and chopping is done, these days, and I could trust […]


Filed Under: Colossians 3, comfort, encouragement, God's omnipotence, guest, Pastor Robert Jacobsen, Tahiti, thanksgiving, trust

How the Strawberries Led Me to Surrender

June 29, 2012 By

The Perfect Roadster Red. It’s In There Somewhere. The War for the RedsAfter church last Sunday we went to the grocery store. We bought strawberries and tomatoes, along with many other good things to eat, but it was the strawberries (together with the tomatoes), that led me to give up, again, and hand things over to […]


Filed Under: blessings, church, family, God's omnipotence, grace, grief, Pastor Robert Jacobsen, Romans 8, sing, worship
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