God keeps His promises

"I [Spurgeon] can bear willing testimony to His faithfulness. Not one good thing has failed of all that the Lord has promised! Every example of God's love should make us believe Him more. As we see the fulfillment of each promise, it compels us to say, 'God has kept His promises and will keep them to the end.'

the landlord

There is another dimension of my life I don't talk about much because
it isn't always fun, but I am a landlord. This past week consisted of a
few landlord moments. I had to replace a dishwasher in one unit and
a bad shower in another...not the shower, but the plumbing needed to be
fixed. While I was over there, I did get to catch up with my tenants. I do
enjoy my tenants there. They are a lot of fun and a good mix of people.
Most are either recent post grads or grads finishing up. Overall, there
are a bunch of smart people and some very handy people too.
I did hear a good story from a neighbor of something that happened in
their house. The drains weren't going down well and one day they opened
the basement door only to find a very fowl smell. The sewage had been
backing up due to a tree root in the front yard. I can't even imagine and don't
want to imagine the smells!!

thanksgiving week

My week included a lot of travel. First, I went to Delaware for some turkey and food and family time. then I moved on to NJ and Phila. I visited some friends and drove back to State College. On Sat., I drove over to Lewisburg to see my good friends and hang out on the family farm. It is always fun to go there and enjoy the fresh air and wide open skies. One last trip was to good old Indiana, PA. I went to school there and stayed around afterwards. It is the place that I still call home in many ways. I love the people there and feel very welcome when I return.
Now, I am home again and back into the work of teaching and keeping up with students.

Amazing sites

This is me with my most beautiful Japanese maple in my front yard. I loved the way it looked this fall, so brilliant. And, yet not as brilliant as the Holiest of All. He really shines with great beauty and love. He is so amazing.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. We need to hunger for holiness. The Lord is holy. When we are in His Presence, the first thing we find coming out of our mouths is that "He is HOLY." That is the most distinguishing characteristic of the Lord. That is what He longs for us to be, "Holy to the Lord."

He is wholly different than us. He wants us to experience that kind of divine life. The life of holiness is a Heavenly life. It is a peculiar life. The Holy Spirit comes to impart that life to us, to help us walk in that way. The life of holiness is the way of the Lord.

The love of God

From God's other known attributes we may learn much about His love. We can know, for instance, that because God is self-existent, His love had no beginning; because He is eternal, His love can have no end; because He is infinite, it has no limit; because He is holy, it is the quintessence of all spotless purity; because He is immense, His love is an incomprehensibly vast, bottomless, shoreless sea before which we kneel in joyful silence and from which the loftiest eloquence retreats confused and abashed.


Yet if we would know God and for other's sake tell what we know, we must try to speak of His love. All Christians have tried, but none has ever done it very well. I can no more do justice to that awesome and wonder-filled theme than a child can grasp a star. Still, by reaching toward the star the child may call attention to it and even indicate the direction one must look to see it. So, as I stretch my heart toward the high, shining love of God, someone who has not before known about it may be encouraged to look up and have hope.


From: The Love of God by A.W. Tozer

raking leaves

Today I spent some time raking my leaves as they continue to
fall from my large maple trees. Yes, indeed it seems rather
silly since there is still 80% on the tree still, but they insist on
holding on as long as possible while others sort of fall to the
ground. This season is so spectacular and certainly one that
displays some of His great splendor! I love the reds and yellows
and oranges all mixed together. God must have had some fun
when He decided to make this season.

Be ready and get ready

Thunder in the desert!
"Prepare for God's arrival!
Make the road straight and smooth,
a highway fit for our God.
Fill in the valleys,
level off the hills,
Smooth out the ruts,
clear out the rocks.
Then God's bright glory will shine
and everyone will see it.
Yes. Just as God has said."
Isaiah 40: 3-5 (The Message)

O Lord, how I long for the day that your bright Glory will shine for all to see!!

the challenge of life

From: Brother David Steindl-Rast. The book is Gratefulness, the Heart of Prayer.

"We have to chose between risk and risk. We run the risk of sleeping through life, of never waking up at all. Or else we wakefully rise to the risk of life, facing the challenge of life, of love."

His simple, profound writing stirs me to my core.

Do I believe that God is in control of everything at every moment?
Do I believe that each day is a gift?
Am I willing to live each day with a Yes! in my spirit?
Am I willing to allow myself to feel pain knowing that the depth to which I am willing to face pain will also be the depth to which I will experience joy?

today is Oct 11

I am in Dallas Texas right now and it is sunny and warm
and my world in PA seems so far away. It is always good
to get away and see the world from different pespectives.
I see many tall buildings from my hotel room and it reminds
me of our attempt to reach the skies with our monuments.
Yet, they all pale in comparison to our GREAT BIG GOD!!