Changing neighborhoods…
Hey y’all! I am in the process and moving my blog. I’m on blogspot now. My new address is: http://rediscoveryblog.blogspot.com/ I haven’t started posting yet, but any new stuff will be on that site. See you there! Grace and peace…

First things first…
It would be so simple if we could just resolve ourselves to stop doing something and be done with it. But it does not always happen that way. Old habits can sometimes die hard, even when we know those habits are bad for us. There is always something that lies under the behavior, an attitude or desire that gives rise to the behavior itself. Unless that is dealt with, the behavior will not change. So in reality, to gain any ground in this or any other spiritual area, we must be clear about what we’re dealing with. This purity issue is fundamentally a heart issue. Before even ever get to the point of acting on our desires they are born in our hearts. We will not be successf

A new direction and a tough subject…
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God…  The topic I am going to broach right now can make some a little squeamish. And I will admit, I didn’t want to write about this. I have fought it for a few weeks, which explains why I have written next to nothing in that time. But I cannot get away from it. And every time I try, the Lord brings it back to my mind.  The most recent reminder was a trip from my parents. They brought with them some of my things that were still in their garage from when I lived in Champaign six years ago. Most of those things were books (too many books!), but I found a lot of my old writing in those boxes as well. I came acr

My Blog…reloaded…
I think I took the lessons I was learning from Proverbs about silence to an extreme there for a while…or perhaps it was a necessary corrective from the Lord. But my mouth – and my computer keyboard – have been shut for a while now. Some may be quite happy about that…*sly grin*. But, I think I’m coming out of this season of silence, and prayerfully, better than I went into it. I think what has kept my mouth shut for a while is that the direction I feel the Lord taking me made me nervous for a while. I feel so inadequate, and quite humbled by the things He has placed on my heart. But, the Lord has not given us a spirit of fear… S

More silence…
I’m still being confronted with the subject of words and speech. This morning I read the following proverb: Wisdom rests in the heart of a man of understanding… (Prov. 14:33b)  Here’s the trend I’m seeing as I read through the book of Proverbs this time around: Wisdom doesn’t say much. It doesn’t have to be heard. And when wisdom does speak, its words reflect the truth and character of the Lord. Foolishness seems to always have something to say – and speaks much of the time before thinking. Trusting in the Lord encourages silence. When you trust the Lord, you know H