I had something happen to me last Fall which was both nerve racking and wonderful at the same time. It’s strange to say so, but it left me feeling like I wanted to experience it again and avoid it at all costs. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com I had decided to take some Master level …
I turned fifty today. I am not where I planned to be, nor anywhere close to where I imagined I'd be. I had hoped to be married with a family of my own, doing something productive that I enjoyed, and looking forward to retirement in fifteen to twenty years. But life didn't turn out that …
Hebrews 11:8-13 "By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the …
Genesis 3:17 "...cursed is the ground for your sake..." God spoke to me Sunday morning. It was in His usual way of laying out thoughts from nowhere. He said the struggle is normal and necessary, and why did I think any differently. I was leaving the retirement community where I visit a couple of times …
"Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, …
Election was yesterday. Barack Obama was re-elected. God have mercy on us. Perhaps that is the point; we've put our faith in man and not in Him. We may indeed have passed beyond the point of avoiding judgement. As a nation, we've thumbed our noses at God and refused to repent. As His people, we've …
Daniel 3:17-18 Years ago, I selected a life verse, the first part of Daniel 3:18. It’s part of an affirmation of faith from three young men that they would do what God said regardless of the consequences. Looking back on it now, it probably wasn’t the smartest choice, but I believe it was the right …
