The Wilderness Walk

MANNA FROM MY FATHER’S HAND # 20 (Originally posted 9/16/2023) THE WILDERNESS WALK (Part 7) Pondering the Paradise Path In comparing our Christian walk with the Israelites’ sometimes weary walk through the wilderness, there finally comes the hope-filled moment of joy, when they actually REACH the Promised Land and cross over. While we are “this […]

MANNA FROM MY FATHER’S HAND # 19 (Originally posted 9/8/2023) THE WILDERNESS WALK (Part 6) Derailments, Diversions, Distractions and Disillusionment Wow, FINALLY, we’re getting to the point that I had planned to make WEEKS ago … before the One-Who-leads-this-Wilderness-Walk led in so many unexpected ways. For true believers in Jesus Christ, the evil one cannot

MANNA FROM MY FATHER’S HAND # 18 (Originally posted 9/2/2023) THE WILDERNESS WALK (Part 5) Be Not Afraid During a morning walk, the day after posting my last blog, while thinking of others’ anxious thoughts, and understanding why they might have concerns about various things, here was what crossed my mind: Surely, we need to

MANNA FROM MY FATHER’S HAND # 17 (Originally Posted 8/26/2023) THE WILDERNESS WALK (Part 4) Speed Bumps Only you can prevent speed bumps. What a curious and interesting sign I ran across in my travels in recent days. On the surface, of course, it’s urging folks to slow down and follow a slower speed limit

MANNA FROM MY FATHER’S HAND # 16 (Originally posted 8/18/2023) THE WILDERNESS WALK (Part 3) I Can Hear You But I Can’t See You Hmmmmm. This journey is turning out to be longer than I EXPECTED (LOL, see last week’s blog post!) Because this past week has been so full and poignant, I’m getting this

MANNA FROM MY FATHER’S HAND # 15 (Originally posted 8/10/2023) THE WILDERNESS WALK (Part 2) Expectations As we pass through what often seems like a wilderness on our way to the Better Land ahead, we are sojourners, temporary residents, even ambassadors from that other Kingdom. This morning, a verse I “happened” to read from Proverbs

MANNA FROM MY FATHER’S HAND # 14 (Originally posted 8/3/2023) THE WILDERNESS WALK (Part 1) Do you ever catch yourself complaining in your heart, even though God has been SO GOOD to you and your loved ones? I need to continually push back against that tendency. The reason I’m even AWARE of it in myself