Scurry was a little squirrel. He was a gray, bushy tailed, busy little tree squirrel with big olive eyes and round ears that stood up each time he looked at you. He lived in the big woods near the Ranch of the Wild Winds with his mother squirrel and his Big Brother, scamper. They were friends with Hank the Tank. Scurry and Scamper had fun playing with Hank the Tank. Scamper and Hank the Tank always took good care of Scurry, because Scurry was the youngest squirrel. Continue reading “Hank The Tank And Scurry The Squirrel”
Author: Dan
Greetings from Tucson
Welcome to ShalomWalk. A place of respite for the inquisitive mind and the weary heart.
I'm Dan Craig, my I co-writer is Beth McKean. We are both retired professionals, we're both Christians, and we both enjoy writing about things that matter to us. We want to share things that we think about, as the days come and go. The blog will be comprised of; (1) single page essays on a wide range of topics derived from reading scripture; (2) recipes from Pepper with a story behind each recipe; (3) other kinds of useful information for running a household; (4) Photographs from Pepper and original instrumental music from Dan.
Our blog focus. By wisdom our house is built on a sturdy foundation; by understanding the roof brings comfort from the heat of life; by knowledge the rooms are filled with grandeur. As a person thinks in their heart, they become in real life (implied in Proverbs 24:3-4 and Proverbs 23:7).
May God bless you and keep you safe in His heart. May God bring you his truth and peace. Amen.
Do It Now Oswald Chambers
Settle matters quickly with your adversary. — Matthew 5:25
Jesus Christ is laying down a principle: we must do what we know we should, and we must do it quickly. If we don’t, an inevitable process will begin to unfold, and before it is over we will have paid all we have in agony and distress: “Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny” (Matthew 5:26). God’s laws are unalterable. We cannot escape them.
This teaching of Jesus speaks directly to human nature. Naturally I want my adversary to give me what is rightfully mine. But from my Lord’s standpoint, it doesn’t matter if someone takes advantage of me. What matters is that I do not take advantage of someone else. What matters is that I pay what I owe. It is a question of eternal and imperative importance to my soul. Am I insisting on my own rights, or am I looking at things from Jesus Christ’s viewpoint and paying what I owe?
Bring yourself to judgment now on anything unsettled in your life. Our insistence in proving that we are right is nearly always a sign that we’ve been disobedient. As long as you are disobeying any point of God’s teaching, he won’t prevent his Spirit from working on you, putting you through the inevitable process. No wonder Scripture urges us so strongly to keep in the light as he is in the light (1 John 1:7). God is determined to have his children as pure and clean as new-fallen snow (Isaiah 1:18).
Have you suddenly turned a corner in one of your relationships and discovered anger in your heart? Confess it quickly. Put it right before God quickly. Be reconciled with that person. Do it now.
Job 17-19; Acts 10:1-23
God Is Infinite
Some days, when I head out for my morning walkabout, I look north at the Catalina Mountains; I am reminded of Psalm 121 – “to whom do I look, where do I look, what will I see?” In those hills I see and hear the voice of God who is talking to me. Of all the things that I have written about, His infinite nature is immensely challenging. Everything we know, feel, smell, see and imagine has limits and boundaries. I suspect the notion of infinite is a bit contradictory to the way that we process information. But try we must, for scriptures is noticeably clear that God is infinite. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts (implied in Isaiah 55:9); God has no boundaries, no limits – Period. Continue reading “God Is Infinite”
Psalms
He says, be still and know that I
OmniScience Of God
It was my observation while reading Isaiah 40:13-14; God is saying — who has directed the Spirit of the Lord or been his counselor or has taught Him? With whom did He take counsel and who instructed him and taught Him in the path of judgment and taught Him knowledge and showed him the way of understanding? Who knows more than God? Do you know anyone? I think not! (NIV) Continue reading “OmniScience Of God”
This Is Our God
Beyond the Midnight Hour
As the world is softly sleeping
I spend time alone with Thee
and within these sacred moments
Your Spirit falls on me.
Without noises or distractions
to disturb my solitude
nothing could be better
than my quiet time with you.
The serenity I feel
just beyond the midnight hour
becomes my source of strength
the Fathers highest power.
I face the morning sunshine
with a sense of peace restored
because I spent these quiet moments
in the presence of my Lord.
Jill Lemming is a housewife and mother of three, a son, Nathan, 20..and two step daughters, Megan, 14 and Gail, 12. She works part time in the church office and teaches 1st grade Sunday School. Her favorite hobby is writing Christian Poetry and sharing them with others.
Jill’s husband Richard, is her best friend and a strong supporter of what she does. God is first and foremost in her life and she has committed all her works to him.
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