Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!
-1 Chronicles 16:11

Among other varied curiosities, the last three weeks have tested me utterly, and even beckoned areas of my personality I forgot existed. Pressure, it seems, doesn't always produce diamonds. Sometimes, it just crushes things.Read more

“For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him,” -Philippians 1:29

Stress. The word, itself, causes discomfort just looking at it. It has way too many letter S's in it, for starters. Read more

"let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise--"
-Hebrews 13:15

Attitude adjustment...those two words, when placed together, conjure a great deal of imagery for me, both corporal and toungue-in-cheek. I can remember, years ago, hearing somebody's mother use the term, referring to the haircut she forced on her son. Apparently he had been misbehaving then lately and a haircut might have remedied the situation. I can certainly identify...mostly with the boy. Fitting. Read more