Plugging in to Power

Spirit-FilledAs this past Sunday was Pentecost, our pastor’s lesson was drawn from Acts 2. Reading the account of the descent of the Holy Spirit gives me chills. Last night at our small group meeting we revisited Sunday’s message. One of our study questions invited us to share a memory of a time when we’ve “seen the Holy Spirit […]


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In Due Time

Wait for HimMy good friend Denise, a staff member at our church, shared this story with me last month. We offer baptisms after each service. On Sunday mornings, baptisms occur at about 10:30, then again about 12:30, after the second  service. “Sunday morning, [April 11] Carol and I were talking about divine appointments while waiting for the 11:15 […]


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Blessings Everywhere

My younger grandson, Cadence, the day he was born Babies, Babies, BabiesOn Tuesday I posted about my next grandchild, a little boy due in October. I know four other couples who are expecting babies between September and January. And when I speak to these happy parents-to-be, I see God right in the middle of it. […]


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Simply Amazing!

The Exclamation Point Yesterday Rich and I drove to San Diego to get our first ultrasound “peek” at our forthcoming grandchild. [Full disclosure: edited at 2 pm to add ultrasound photo of the new baby.] I’ve written before about spotting God in car accidents, in the gift of socks, in illness and death. In times […]


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Doing Grace

The Security Guard IncidentWe attend a big church. This  map shows a portion of the church’s campus. The  building labeled “Worship Center” on this map seats upwards of 4,000 people. Did I mention it’s big? Because our church is so large, volunteers patrol the campus and parking lots. I had an instructive encounter with one […]


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