by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 5, 2009 | God's heart
I drove into the church’s parking lot to deliver our valley’s Christian newsletter to a church new to me. There in the parking lot were two signs by the parking spaces closest to the front of the church. “Reserved for Pastor ____” and next to...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 3, 2009 | God's heart, knowing and understanding God
Today, I finish my month-long study of Micah. It’s been a rich treat. Tomorrow, I’ll head back into the New Testament to study 1 Corinthians.As I studied Micah 7, verses 18-19 really spoke to me:Who is a God like you, (The Message writes this: Where is the...
by Kathy Collard Miller | May 28, 2009 | Audrey, caregiving
As I was giving Audrey her shower this morning, I began to feel frustrated with the 75 times she wiped her eyes and face. (I’m not kidding). For no seeming reason 🙂 the 23rd Psalm came into my mind: “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want…”...
by Kathy Collard Miller | May 27, 2009 | compassion
I remember noticing this back when studying Isaiah and it has continued in most of the minor prophetic books also. God goes back and forth between pointing out sin, giving consequences, and naming how they will be delivered in the future. Each of those three elements...
by Kathy Collard Miller | May 26, 2009 | Audrey, caregiving
In Micah 6:3, God says to the Israelites, “My people, what have I done to you, And how have I wearied you? Answer Me” (NASB).In The Message, Eugene Petersen rephrases it as, “Dear people, how have I done you wrong? Have I burdened you, worn you out?...
