Quiet Time Blessings: Recent Episodes
Eugene E Cherrington
How I first learned that there are more ways to wander off than not paying attention while riding your tricycle, and how this discovery changed the course of my life.
We all tend to wander from time to time. Today I am remembering one of my first wandering traumas and what I learned from it.
What do we do when there are no old paths to follow? How do we trust God for an unknown future?
Words from an old prophet about an old path bring back an old memory that makes me smile.
Note: the final Scripture reference should be Jeremiah 31:21 (not 32:21 ).
Remembering a poster that used to hang on my office wall helps to renew my courage to press on.
Reading Psalm 62 causes me to consider the value of silence in the process of hearing from God.
The daunting stare of a blank calendar at the beginning of a new year makes me wonder what lies ahead.
When we find ourselves in the middle of one of life's storms, God stations a lighthouse in just the right spot to illuminate the path to safety.
I am reminded that even when things are especially calm and pleasant it is still important to keep my wits about me and be aware of my surroundings.
Overhearing a preschooler's comment leads me to some soul-searching and a deeper revelation of God's deep love for us.
There is always someone trying to press us into their mold. Here are some practical tips for avoiding the mold and the molders.
Jesus' parable of the Good Shepherd brings back a memory of a time when our children were home alone and a stranger showed up at the door.
Reflecting on a church picnic brings a Bible blessing to life for me. It showed me something important about what it is that causes our Great Shepherd to smile.
A Psalm of David that reminds me how daily and how personal God's care is for us leads me to a childhood memory from the canyons of Southern California.
This is an incident that shows how my smug assumptions had a significant natural consequence.
A look at the health app on my phone leads me down a path that causes me to consider my steps in more ways than one.
This is the story of getting our new home down the mountain during a North Idaho winter.
In this episode we consider a path that can lead to peace in the discussion of complicated issues.
We consider practical ways that we can become seekers who are just as serious about our search as those wise men of long ago.
A verse from the Psalms causes me to meditate on the manger scene and all that it means