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 …
Tag: Faith
Trust and Obey
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 …
For my sake
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 …
August 24, 2013
"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, …
November 7, 2012
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 …
“But if not…” Stay the Course
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 …
Tossing the Baby Out with the Bathwater
By now most folks have heard of the judgement day predictions by Family Radio Network owner Harold Camping. Mr. Camping believes, and has spent much of his personal fortune proclaiming that belief, that Jesus will return and the world will end May 21, 2011. He isn't the first man to make such a prediction, and I …
