Blogs – Page 22 – Life Walk with Marlene

Like Father, Like Son

May 16, 2021

John 519 Therefore Jesus answered and was saying to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever the

The Absence and Presence of God

May 16, 2021

2 Kings 24:1-4; 20 During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded the land, and Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years. But then he turned against Nebuchadnezzar and rebelled. The Lord sent Babylonian, Aramean, Moabite and Ammonite raiders against him to destroy Judah,

Praying Through Hard Times

May 14, 2021

Question: What do you do when there is bad news? What is your first reaction? How do you feel when your life is threatened? What if the situation seems hopeless? And you feel helpless? What

Fermata: The Pause

May 14, 2021

In music, the fermata is much more than a rest. In a rest, there is a definite value where music stops for definite number of beats. In a fermata, how much longer it is held is up to the discretion of the performer or conductor. How much time to hold before the music continues is not fixed.

When I go on vacation, I know the vacation ends in a week and work resumes after. How about when God puts me on hold for a ministry? Does the music stop? In a fermata, the note is sustained even when the next note is not to be played yet. There seems to be something going on in the music even while on hold.