Author Archives: mlcoffice
John 4: The Well, the Water and the Jug
So the woman left her water jar and went away into town John 4:28 July has been unusually hot in the mountains. With afternoon temperatures climbing into the 90’s almost every day, I have to water the gardens and hanging … Continue reading
Fit Bit? No, Thanks
The steps of a man are established by the LORD, when he delights in his way. Psalm 37:23 Recently my daughter showed me a health “app” on my I-phone. It counts the number of steps, miles and flights of stairs … Continue reading
Drawing Water
Now Jacob’s well was there. John 4:6 Summer is in full bloom in my gardens. The purple clematis billows over the trellis like a queen’s fancy mantle. Snow-white Shasta daisies and golden Rudbeckia reach waist high below. Oregano, thyme and … Continue reading
God of Comfort
You keep track of all my sorrows.[ You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book. Psalm 56:8 This last week we lost our little dog Rudy. It was so sudden and … Continue reading
The Life
I am … the Life. John 14:6 Life is so very precious. As I get older and closer to the end of this journey, the grains of sand trickle faster through the hour glass. I often am left wondering, “How … Continue reading
The Way
I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. John 14:6 It’s not too well know even among believers that Christians were first called The Way or People of the Way as early as in the Book of Acts. The … Continue reading
The Question is Who, Not What
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6 “What is truth?” retorted Pilate. With this he went out again to the Jews gathered there and … Continue reading
Week of Love
You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. Deuteronomy 6:5 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes … Continue reading
Week of Faith
And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way. Mark 10:52 Once Jesus arrives in Jerusalem for Passover, all his actions move toward … Continue reading
Week of Hope
…in hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;Titus 1:2 I woke up this morning to a flicker tapping on the roof like an annoying alarm clock. Then when I came downstairs and looked … Continue reading