Growing strong in the seasons of life

CONTENTS: Winter : A Season of Reverence : December : Consistency; The Tongue; Dealing with disillusionment; Zeal behind the wheel; Please, not so serious; Expecting perfection and accepting humanity; A Birth; Prophetic momentum; The Lonely trail of the Gimper; No place for pride; Depression; Finishing the course; January : Thoroughness; Memorizing Scripture; Habits; Monday morning pulpits; Dialogues of the deaf; Admiration; Love without a net; The Dark side of greatness; Clear view from Mt. Perspective; Expectations; Secret wounds, silent cries; Benedictions; February; Quietness; Solving problems; You are not a nobody; Cool skepticism; Asking why; Erosion; Friendly- Inside out; A Parable : Saving lives; The Winsome witness; Rumors; You are important; Tears. Spring: A Season of renewal : March : Roots; Newborn; A Cure for tunnel vision; Orderliness; Impatience; When following seems unfair; Better than sacrifice; A Way in the storm; An antidote for weariness; Destination unknown; Loneliness; Be an encourager; April : Hidden saints; Watch out for fakes; Clichies; A Sheltering tree; The Law of echoes; Tomorrow; Illogical logic; The Sting of pearls; Bitterness; Stumbling; Comforting; Call for help; May : Trophies; Fulfillment; Procrastination; Impacting lives; Luxuries; Holding things loosely; Meditation; Famine; externals and internals; Simplicity; Keeping your word; Surprises. Summer : A Season of Rest : June : Building memories; Living it up; Man’s quest; Fathers; Anniversaries; Overexpecting; In the shade of a Juniper; Insight; Appraising life; Acting medium; A Rare and remarkable virtue; Take time to be tender; July : Risking liberty; Compromise and consequence; Worm theology; Failures; The Broken wing; Searching for shelter; Manipulation; Disorientation; Relaying the turth; God’s control; Very thin wires; “Final descent ... Commence prayer”; August : Restraint; Modeling God’s message; Comparasion; Choosing your words; Nit-picking; Staying alert; The Case against Vanilla; Rationalization; Long winds, deep roots; Taking time; Of roots and wings; Operation relaxation. Autumn : A Season of Reflection : September : Doing vs. being; The Final priority; A Rabbit on the swim team; Self praise; Monuments; Cracks in the wall; Time; The Plug-in drug; Please be careful; Resentment; Health; Isolation and involvement; October : “The Opra ain’t over”; Presumption; Designer-label planet; Growing old; Reality; Lifelines; Adversity and prosperity; Unambitious leadership; Pharisaism; Fear; Courage; Songless saints; November : Back to basics; Busyness; Spiritual leadership; A Fire for cold hearts; Biblical illiteracy; Taking God seriously; Nostalgia; Grace revisited; Thanksgiving; Gentleness; One long extended gift; Year-end reflections.