Just me trying to be honest with God.

“You don't face your fears, you ride them.” Twisters (2024)

My wife and I once chased a tornado after it touched down on a nearby highway. We followed its path, but rain, heavy wind, and hail obscured our view. After stopping briefly for safety, we rounded a bend to find a destroyed home and a truck tossed into a tree. Storm chasers indeed!

“The Lord has His way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of His feet.” Nahum 1 Conversations Within” ts 5/16/26



“Nothing in you that has not died will ever be raised from the dead.” C. S. Lewis

Only when we die to our own designs can we begin to discover God’s. Then and only then will we accomplish anything of lasting value. Surrendered, even the smallest act can produce a harvest of enduring joy. The seed must be buried in order to become; we must die to self before we can be resurrected. 

“Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.” Jesus Conversations Within” ts 5/16/26



I am grateful that Father added a One to my zero.

It is good to remember that apart from my divine connection to Christ, I have nothing, I am nothing, and I can do nothing of lasting value. It is our vital connection to Him that makes life, life--valuable, and eternalAbide in Him!

“Apart from me you can do nothing.” Jesus Conversations Within” ts 5/14/26



“The first step in crafting the life you want is to get rid of what you don’t.” Unknown

The morning me wonders why the midday me gets off track, and the evening me is often too tired to practice being the person I want to be. "Lord, hear my voice, my present voice I mean, Not that which may be speaking an hour hence. ” C. S.Lewis

“Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,” Heb.12 Conversations Within” ts 5/13/26



Peace is a way, a path, a manner of living that brings wholeness to all that is fragmented in our lives. Walk in the gentleness of peace

 Live gracefully with imperfections, even while trying to correct them in yourself. Nothing or no one is perfect in this place. Learn the gentle touch, which comes from the gentle and humble heart. Approach all of life with grace, gentleness, and goodness.

“We all stumble in many ways.” James 3 Conversations Within” ts 5/10/26