Love takes work!  Love takes effort!

Love takes work! Love takes effort!

LOVE takes work. LOVE takes effort! The lightkeepers of the lighthouses had to be vigilant to keep the glass panes clean.   They had to be vigilant to keep the prisms & brass of the Fresnel lens sparkling and…
I feel so far away

I feel so far away

There is a lot of hate everywhere in the world around us. Everywhere we look we see hatred. The lighthouse in today’s background photo is far, far away.  (Destruction Island Light, off the WA coast) This is what…
Uniquely Different

Uniquely Different

God has made each of us uniquely different.  - We have unique personalities.  - We have unique background experiences.  - We have unique skills, talents, and abilities.  - We have been uniquely gifted for a specific purpose and…
What is the point of all this anyway?

What is the point of all this anyway?

Do you ever wonder, “What’s the point? … What is the point of all of this anyway??” The lighthouse pictured in today’s background photo is:  Point No Point Lighthouse.Sometimes this is the way life feels. We wonder: "Is anything…
It costs to Love

It costs to Love

The lighthouse pictured in today’s background photo is Cape Disappointment Lighthouse, standing high on a bluff overlooking the confluence where the Columbia River empties into the Pacific Ocean.  As you can see, this lighthouse has taken a beating. …
What is Love?

What is Love?

Our world is a stormy tempest!!    Angry waves of confusion and turmoil rage on all sides! Fear and anxiety threaten to overwhelm!   Clear direction has vanished in the fog!  Hope and dreams have been dashed on the rocks!But look! …
LIGHT is our armor, protecting us.

LIGHT is our armor, protecting us.

Once again, in our Daily Verse today we see that LIGHT is associated with spiritual warfare.  Romans 13:12 commands us to put aside the deeds of darkness and to put on the armor of LIGHT.God’s LIGHT is our…
No room for the LIGHT

No room for the LIGHT

In today's background photo, it is clear that the little clay pot has been specifically designed to be filled with light.  But something else is already filling up the little clay pot.  There is no room for the…
God’s LIGHT … our spiritual weaponry

God’s LIGHT … our spiritual weaponry

It is interesting to note that in today’s Daily Verse, the weapons of spiritual warfare are mentioned in direct relation to LIGHT. Faith and Love are specifically mentioned as being spiritual protective “armor” for our heart.  Also, the…
You are the Light of the world

You are the Light of the world

Over the past two weeks we have been taking a look at Jesus’s teachings in the Sermon on the Mount  (Matthew, chapters 5-7).  As has been stated before, Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount was radical for those who…