Lisa Livezey
Pipe Up!
Thy pipes were prepared in the day that thou wast created. – Ezekiel 28:13 (DRB) View here one section of a huge pipe organ's inner...
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Olive Tree Blog
Welcome to the home of the 1-Minute Photo Devotion, published every Thursday.
"But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; my trust is in the tender mercy of God forever and ever." - Psalm 52:9
Lisa Livezey
Jan 251 min read
Extra Celestial
Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. - Colossians 3:2 (RSV) When contemplating the heavens, we...
Lisa Livezey
Jan 181 min read
A Small Thought
He was small of stature. - Luke 19:3 RSV We need not be big, nor mighty, nor perfect to make a unique difference in this world. We need...
Lisa Livezey
Jan 111 min read
Morning Reflection
Cause me to hear thy mercy in the morning; for in thee have I hoped. Make the way known to me, wherein I should walk: for I have lifted...
Lisa Livezey
Jan 41 min read
Vital Signs
Show me a sign that it is you who speak with me. - Judges 6:17 (NRSV) Lord, help me to hear and apply the messages you have for me. "Now...
Lisa Livezey
Dec 28, 20231 min read
Be Penny Wise
Then a poor widow came along and dropped in two little copper coins, worth about a penny. He called his disciples together and said to...
Lisa Livezey
Dec 14, 20231 min read
Out of the Woods
He has made everything beautiful in its time. (Ecclesiastes 3:11 NRSV) I'm receiving compliments on this homemade seasonal arrangement...
Lisa Livezey
Dec 7, 20231 min read
Knowing the Drill
The burden bearers carried their loads in such a way that each labored on the work with one hand and with the other held a weapon. ...
Lisa Livezey
Nov 30, 20231 min read
It Dawned on Me
By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us. - Luke 1:78 (NRSV) A tranquil dawn with glowing sky gives no...
Lisa Livezey
Nov 23, 20231 min read
Thanksgiving Stew
For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. (Matthew 5:45 RSV) Life is a...
Lisa Livezey
Nov 16, 20231 min read
Capturing Creation
So I will bless thee as long as I live; I will lift up my hands and call on thy name. - Psalm 63:4 I lift up my hands in wonder, trying...
Lisa Livezey
Nov 9, 20231 min read
Birds of a Feather
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. - 2 Corinthians 13:14...
Lisa Livezey
Nov 2, 20231 min read
Carefully Crafted
The human heart plans the way, but the LORD directs the steps. - Proverbs 16:9 (NAB) Planning, planning, busy building. We work hard. We...
Lisa Livezey
Oct 26, 20231 min read
The Greatest of Trees is:
Then an argument broke out among them about which of them should be regarded as the greatest. - Luke 22:24 (NAB) Three trees - similar in...
Lisa Livezey
Oct 19, 20231 min read
Silence is Golden
The LORD is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him! - Habakkuk 2:20 (NRSV) I sit in a magnificent basilica where...
Lisa Livezey
Oct 12, 20231 min read
He Leaves the Light on for Us
So he got up and went back to his father. While he was still a long way off, his father caught sight of him, and was filled with...
Lisa Livezey
Oct 5, 20231 min read
A Barrel Thereafter
But you have kept the best wine until now!" - John 2:10 (GNT) Does life seem like it is just barreling along with no clear goal? Surely...
Lisa Livezey
Sep 28, 20231 min read
The Final Straw
A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted. - Ecclesiastes 3:2 (DRB) Hay there!...
Lisa Livezey
Sep 21, 20231 min read
Slow and Steady
Keep my steps steady according to your promise, and never let iniquity have dominion over me. (Psalm 119:133 NRSV) Does the way seem too...
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