Then the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord and served the Baals. They forsook the Lord, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of Egypt. They followed and worshiped various gods of the peoples around them. They provoked the Lord to anger. ~ Judges 2:11-12 (emphasis added) It always starts small. A gradual movement ... a taste, a peek. A little choice. A gradual slide from obedience to provoking. Reading through Judges, the cycle in the Hebrews' relationship with ... [Read More]
Why I Don’t Have a Mac Book
Last summer I read Simple Life: Time, Relationships, Money, God by Art and Thom Rainer. Next I read Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by David Platt. Then I read them both again. And I re-read Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth by Richard J. Foster for the umpteenth time. But when I read Foster's book following the other two, my attention was drawn to a chapter I'd never focused on before ... Simplicity. As I read Foster's words on what ... [Read More]
Simple Comfort {Foods}
There is just something about a rainy day that requires comfort food. A favorite stew, maybe a soup or chowder, perhaps a simple crock-pot dish or even a chicken pot pie seems the necessary sustenance for a dreary, gray day. Here in south Georgia we don't have a real winter, but we do have lots of rainy days. And on days such as this there are a few foods we love to eat. In no particular order, here are our Top Ten Comfort Foods at Chez Underwood. Taco Soup Chicken and Dumplings Beef ... [Read More]
Pleasing Aromas
Leviticus has become one of the books I most enjoy studying and reading since I did B90Days last year. I found myself fascinated by the many sacrifices and rituals necessary for restored relationship with God ... and so thankful for the grace that now covers our sins and offers us wholeness through Christ. Last week, as I read through Leviticus again for B90Days, I noticed a phrase that I followed: "an aroma pleasing to the Lord." Time and again the sacrifices produced this pleasing ... [Read More]
Simple Reduction
"Think simple" as my old master used to say - meaning reduce the whole of its parts to the simplest terms, getting back to first principles. ~ Frank Lloyd Wright Simple ... "getting back to first principles". What are my "first principles"? I suppose this will be the year of finding that out ... what will remain when all has been edited, culled, and released. Undoubtedly there will be some trial and error, some starts and stops, along the way. But isn't that what all of life is? ... [Read More]
What does simple really mean?
As we practice simplicity, the Holy Spirit trains us to cut busyness and hurry out of our lives by remaining focused on God and God's kingdom. ~ Jan Johnson In October of each year I devote time every day to praying for myself. Seeking the Lord's direction and conviction, encouragement and challenge, as I pray over the year to come. October 2010 was a very busy month and led into a November and December during which I barely had time to breathe. In the last three months of 2010, we ... [Read More]
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