October 25th, 2015 
dsisler I read this quote recently about writing. “There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” (W. Somerset Maugham) I don’t know about rules for writing a novel, but I am reading a textbook on writing and I can guarantee there are more than three rules for […]
October 24th, 2015 dsisler I heard an old gospel hymn yesterday and there was one line that caught my attention. Jesus, the glorious Emancipator.[i] That single line brought such hope and joy to my soul in that moment. It was amazing! I suspect the true meaning of that term really hit me. I live as a free […]
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Tags: freedom, Glorious Freedom, hope joy, Jesus, John 8, the glorious Emancipator (Sabbatical Post) 
No Comments » October 23rd, 2015 dsisler I live in an area where a great deal of underground mining occurred in the past. Below our home are mine tunnels and shafts and because of that, our basement has a floating floor. This is also the reason I live in the Land of the Grasshoppers (I wrote about this in the past […]
Posted in Follow, Know, Listen, Obey, Put On, Reflect, Seek Tags: 1 Samuel 16:12, 1 Samuel 16:7, 3-D seismic survey, coal mines, geophones, Integrity (Sabbatical Post), Psalm 139:7-12 No Comments » October 22nd, 2015 dsisler As a young child, a group of singing teenagers came to our small church in Upstate New York. They were from Hamilton, Ohio and they certainly could sing. There is one song in particular that has stuck with me through the years. A brother and sister sang the tune a cappella and it was […]
Posted in Abide, Experience, Follow, Love, Seek Tags: constantly abiding, Isaiah 9:6, John 14:27, John 16:33, John 20:21, Matthew 28:20, Matthew 5:9, Peace (Sabbatical Post) No Comments » October 21st, 2015 dsisler We have had some beautiful weather here in Colorado of late. Mild temperatures and lots of sunshine have brightened our days. The moon has been gorgeous as it rises over the horizon and the sunrises have been spectacular! Add the blanket of white snow, and it has been picture perfect. So I thought […]
Posted in Follow, Reflect, Seek Tags: Mornin’! (Sabbatical Post), Psalm 143:8-10, Psalm 30:5, Psalm 59:16, Psalm 5:3, Psalm 65:8, Psalm 90:14, Psalm 92:1-3 No Comments »
