Have you ever noticed that the “hardest” words to hear are often the truest, most profound and ultimately life-giving? Your Best Life The internet is absolutely FULL of people promising...
Have you ever been tempted to ask the age-old question, “Why me?” Has the Holy Spirit within you ever prompted you to ask in return, “Why NOT me?” I recently had an interesting...
What Do You Bring to the Table? If you were invited to a pot-luck dinner, what would you bring? We’ve recently had a couple of those types of events at our church, and the spread of food was...
Have you ever gotten to the point in your walk with Jesus, when you realize He’s been SO good, and SO faithful for SO long, that you almost HAVE to testify about it? Centuries and Millenia...
Do you feel about as useful as a cellphone that is about to run out of power, and you’ve just realized the recharger has been hopelessly misplaced? Could You Use a Spiritual Recharge?...
Wow, these past few weeks have been FULL! I hope you had a blessed Holy Week last week! I hope that this audio replay of my “Third Thursdays at Three” in-home concert (from 4/17/2025) will...
Do you love the simplicity and purity of old hymns sung with an acoustic guitar? If that resonates with you, then read on…. Sometimes it’s the simplest things that minister to our hearts...
Flying Blind Have you ever sensed that as you are “flying blind” as you go forward in what God has asked you to do? Like a pilot flying in the fog, and trusting that your cockpit...
It was two years ago today (as I write this on 2/6/2025) that my sister and I sat beside our Dad as I softly sang (a capella) “Daddy’s Little Girl(s)…” and he breathed his...
Could you use some inspiration and encouragement? Join me in this replay of an in-home concert from 1/16/2025. This concert is part of the “Third Thursdays at Three” concert series. Songs...
Merry Christmas!!! Wow, what an incredibly busy month it has been. As Christmas is a couple of days away (as I write this), here are a couple of encouraging and inspiring videos with some Christmas...
Christmas is such a wonderful time, filled with warmth, joy and hope; especially when children enter into the picture… Only Son And that Christmas was no different. In fact, Christmas had taken...
Have you ever been so frightened that you were almost immobilized by your fear? Have you ever felt like the evil one was intimidating you so he could stop you in your tracks, and keep you from doing...
Here is a link to a replay of last Thursday’s livestream concert (including several of my original songs and hymns). It’s got better video resolution and audio that is more consistent in...
Do you find yourself wanting to be transformed into the image of Christ as He desires, yet sometimes feel more like you’re getting sucked in to the ways of the world? Let’s examine that...
Are you contented with the way that God made you? Do you need some encouragement to simply be who you are, in Him? The Bible says in Psalm 139:14 that we are “fearfully and wonderfully...
In-Home Concert Replay from 9-19-2024 Last week’s Third Thursdays at Three Livestream in-home Concert was a blessing. This Manna From My Father’s Hand blog post is the audio played for the...
How Does Your (Spiritual) Garden Grow? Do you seek the abundant life mentioned by Jesus in the Bible? Let’s take a few minutes and look in the Scriptures to find some clues as to Who is truly in...
Is the “lawn” of your spiritual life planted purely with the best grass seed, resulting in a beautiful green, softly carpeted landscape, or is it filled with a variety of weeds of every...
Want some increased clarity and discernment in your daily life? Do you have a hard time hearing the “still small voice” whispering to you because there’s a horrendously loud and...
How do you discern the will of God? Do you long to follow after Jesus, yet you’re not sure how to figure out which way He is leading? Have you ever had a big decision to make and weren’t...
Have you ever noticed that it takes no effort whatsoever to grow an abundant crop of weeds in your garden, but it takes much planning, focus and effort to keep your garden beautiful, healthy and...
This week’s Manna From My Father’s Hand Blog and Podcast are going to focus on my recent “Third Thursday’s at Three” concert. I will link below to a video of the replay...
Do you know that your way is not hidden from the Lord? At times it can surely feel that it IS hidden from His sight. Have you ever felt that way? Do you know that He can spread the fragrance of Christ...
Freedom This week, in carrying on with our gardening theme and celebrating our Independence Day (July 4) in the United States, it seems timely to discuss a little bit about the freedom that we...
Have you become a “new creation”, changed to your core and in your very essence, by One who has planted the seed of His Holy Spirit deep in the soil of your heart? Do you believe that God...
The Choice is Yours So many choices in life. Whether to have cereal or eggs for breakfast? Whether to go to college or get a job after high school? Whether to plant or whether to uproot? Whether to go...
Genuine or Counterfeit? When given a choice, do you prefer the real thing or an imitation? Genuine money or counterfeit? An actual rainbow in the real sky, no matter how faint … or a colorful...
Do you desire for the “garden” of your life to be flourishing, but find that destructive critters keep digging up everything you try to plant? Do the challenges, failures and set-backs of...
This week’s blog and podcast is taking a bit of an unexpected turn once again. Perhaps I should start getting used to that! The Lord seems to steer things in a different direction so often, and...
Deep and Lasting Work God does indeed work in mysterious ways. When your life and ways are submitted to Jesus, He is faithful to accomplish His work. Even in the midst of our inability to always hear...
Empty or Full? Are your sails empty or full? And while we’re at it, how’s your tire pressure? Have the tires that help you navigate the rocky roads of this life become deflated? Has the wind in your...
In case you haven’t gotten to watch the replay of last week’s “Third Thursdays at Three” in-home concert, I will put a link to the video below. This month’s concert...
This blog post is associated with the podcast that can be found here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shining-river9/episodes/11-Wake-Up-e2ib09u Sorry this blog entry took so LONG to get...
What is Meditation? Have you noticed how our culture and the “world” seems to increasingly attempt to co-opt certain terms that Christians use to apply to “good” things? Words...
Escaping Through the Flames Do you hear Jesus knocking? OPEN THE DOOR! Escape the flames! Would you rather have a flame that perfected you in the sight of God, or one that destroyed you? I know my...
Well…. So much for OUR plans;)! For those who tried to join me for my livestream concert yesterday (first of all THANK YOU for trying!), you probably figured out I was having technical issues...
Holy Hush Do you ever have trouble sitting still and being quiet before the Lord? Does your mind ever race when you try to be still and pray? Sometimes we need a “holy hush” to come over...
Can You Hear Me Now? We have discussed a lot about being able to see in the spiritual realms in recent weeks. The other side of that equation is needing EARS that hear, which was often an area on...
Vision How is your vision? Your spiritual vision, that is. The last blog post asked “Can we have light?” We can have a lot of light, but if we are blind, we will not be able to see it or...
Last year, the Manna From My Father’s Hand blog began with a series about my earthly father’s story (which was the inspiration for the blog in many ways). In episode six, I mentioned a...