“Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content.” Philippians 4:11 Watching my grandsons learn to content themselves in independent play is a source of contentment for me. Some do better with this than others, perhaps based on personality traits that will later be … Continue reading Learned, by Lori Altebaumer
‘Swarms of living creatures will live wherever the river flows. There will be large numbers of fish, because this water flows there and makes the salt water fresh; so where the river flows everything will live.‘ Ezekiel 47:8-10 I remember my first time. After a full day of hiking in the mountains, the crystal-clear stream … Continue reading Water, by Lori Altebaumer
He drew a circular horizon on the face of the waters, At the boundary of light and darkness. Job 26:10 The sign read, “Danger Minefield!” Nothing else was needed to convince me not to cross the rope barrier that hung between where I stood on the shore of the Dead Sea and the potentially life ending ground on the other side. This was … Continue reading Boundary, by Lori Altebaumer
So it came to pass, when they had brought them outside, that he said, “Escape for your life! Do not look behind you nor stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains, lest you be destroyed.” Genesis 19:17 Escape to the mountains lest you be destroyed. This refers to God’s judgement on Sodom and Gomorrah. … Continue reading Mountains, by Lori Altebaumer
The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception. Proverbs 14:8 NIV A few mornings ago, I was making my bed and glanced out the window to see one of the many stray cats that find their way to our house walk by. I looked out the … Continue reading Deception, by Lori Altebaumer