God’s Spirit spoke through me, His words took shape on my tongue.2 Samuel 23:2 David was famous as a warrior-king, but he was also a writer. In his dying prophecy, he reminisced about his writing accomplishments, just as he did about his victories in battle. I am not warrior-like, nor royal, nor even particularly accomplished, but I am a writer.…
Author: Judith Harper
Did That Fruit Come from This Vine?
Jesus was a carpenter, not a farmer. But He still talked and taught a great deal about fruit: what it’s good for, how it is valued, where it comes from, how it can be identified, how it grows, or how it dies. In His teaching, the Carpenter used simple, everyday observations to help His listeners wrap their minds around spiritual…
Free to Choose
I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.’ Isaiah 46:9-10 Our God, who is like no other, who is all-powerful, all-wise…
Love and Frustration
Me; frustrated and angry! Then puzzled by the complete irrationality of my anger. Then saddened, because irrational anger and frustration are certainly not characteristic of the Christ in me, now are they? Of course, an all-powerful God is not frustratable (is that a word?). After all, He can do whatever He wants, so where is the possibility for frustration? But…