2025-10-20
What If. . .?
We are all prone to ask the complicated “what if” questions. But shouldn't we be dwelling on what we already know
Read more..We are all prone to ask the complicated “what if” questions. But shouldn't we be dwelling on what we already know
Read more..“Blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit”. Jeremiah 17:7-8
Read more..Where I live October is a transition month. By October summer is all put away. The lawnmower sits idle in the shed, and deck chairs lean against the back of the house. Annual flowers once in full bloom now rot in compost piles, ...
Read more..My understanding of Jesus has changed since I was sixteen but I know He is still the Creator Spirit of God that moved across the water in the beginning. I believe He will still be there to roll up the heavens and earth at the end of time itself.
Read more..Thank you for the times of blooming but also for the colder days when I may not see results
Read more.."'For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’ declares the LORD” Isaiah 55:8
Read more..My prayer for you: "Heavenly Father we love you. You heard our voice; you heard our cry for mercy. Because you turned your ear to us, we will call on you as long as we live. In Jesus name, amen." Psalm 116:1,2
Read more..What a beautiful circle. As I choose to guard what lives in my heart, the Lord will respond and guard my heart and mind with His peace!
Read more..I’m not sure who came up with the concept that following Christ would be a cake walk. It’s false ideology. We have been hoodwinked! In our referenced scripture Jesus plainly speaks of the challenges we would face as disciples, disciplined followers of Christ.
Read more..There will be times when I won't understand God’s ways, but that doesn't mean the Bible isn’t true. These times only reveal my limited understanding of God’s ways.
Read more..Our Lord never intended that we be His casual acquaintances. He wants us to be His disciples, fully dedicated to following and lifting up His Holy name
Read more..What will you thank God for this Thanksgiving? This week, all across America, families and groups will join to celebrate Thanksgiving. It is my most favorite holiday.
Read more..Thankfulness is so much more than “having an attitude of gratitude”! It is a protection from darkness. It is a discipline. It's actually a weapon in our spiritual warfare arsenal.
Read more..Why is thanksgiving so important? It acknowledges God in the situation. When things go wrong the last thing we want to do is give thanks. But it’s the most beneficial. Thanksgiving prepares the way for God’s salvation to come in.
Read more..How often do we get too close to sin and then have to suffer the consequences. Too much food, alcohol, gambling, ungrateful attitudes, and criticism, to name a few. Often others near us get embroiled with the same sin. But we have a Savior! Just as the man by the side of the road saved us, so Jesus will save us from ...
Read more..Are you drowning in a situation in which you need the clear words of a good friend? I am convinced I still need people in my life who will, with clarity and calmness, speak words that will save my life. Friends, mentors, or sometimes strangers, who will tell me the truth.
Read more..Singing on Sunday morning is far different from living on Monday in the classroom, office or field.
Read more..It is not always easy to understand the will of our Father, but it is imperative that we choose to follow His lead. I have come to understand that He knows best. We don't have to know all the details. It is up to us to TRUST His heart concerning us.
Read more..Everything Jesus did or said was in his Fathers will. Even though Jesus was in the flesh, Him and Father and the Spirit were still as one.
Read more..The more honest we are with our humanity, the more the power of God can be seen and recognized in us. our fragile, clay-like (from the earth) bodies and the immeasurable brightness of Christ is something that should be obvious so that everyone will know the power must be coming from God, because it certainly isn't coming from us.
Read more..God sent his Son to be a woman's son. He emptied his home so he could send a redeemer to our home. He did it so we could be his children -
Read more..Knowing the right word at the right time is a great gift. But even the best of speakers has to admit that the best of his or her words are not nearly as good as those the Spirit gives.
Read more..The Bible was given to us by inspiration from God and is useful to teach us what is true. 2 Timothy 3:16-17
Read more..So, as we go through life, let us not follow the easiest way, but the way of highest calling…. God’s way. (a thought on life from John Grant )
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