What You See

“Tell me the picture of Jesus you have reached and I will tell you some important traits about your nature.” –Oscar Pfister

When I read this this morning it was just kind of head-scratcher. It recalled for me Genesis 1:27, “God created man in His own image”. The God who created me gave me unique [...]

Chameleon

“We take our colors, chameleon-like, from each other.” -Sebastien-Roch-Nicolas de Chamfort, writer (1741-1794)

Sometimes it is simple analogies that hit me. I liked the one above that I read this morning. Though I would wager that it probably was not originally intended to be taken spiritually, it really got me thinking how much responsibility I [...]

Day By Day

“Day by day, dear Lord, of thee three things I pray: To see thee more clearly, Love thee more dearly, Follow thee more nearly, Day by day.” –Richard of Chichester

For those of us with attention issues, maybe “minute by minute” would be better.

Knowledge

“Knowledge is the small part of ignorance that we arrange and classify.” – Ambrose Bierce

For whatever reason, that quote from a devotion this morning caught my eye. Maybe because I know my knowledge is small and my ignorance large. Or maybe I laugh at the “arrange and classify” part.

Seriously, God gives to each [...]