I had run out of cotton balls! Drat! I know that doesn’t sound like such a big catastrophe, but you have to understand, I use them every night to clean my face. If I run out, I have to use…. Gasp…. A kleenex or worse, toilet paper. Those items just do not work at all. … [Read more…]
“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” John 8:36 ESV Have you ever had a bad habit? Biting your nails, saying hi to Ben & Jerry at 3AM, downing 12 Diet Cokes a day? And come New Years, you resolve that this is the year—no more (fill in the blank with habit … [Read more…]
“For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12 When I started Chronological Bible Study two years ago, this verse came up during one of our earliest … [Read more…]
Over the past couple of months I’ve been on a journey with the Lord unlike any I’ve been on in quite some time. Matter of fact, lately my “walk” with Him has been stale, really stale. Don’t get me wrong… God is so good! I’m blessed to have completed many amazing Bible studies over this … [Read more…]
“Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” ~Isaiah 43:19 There is something incredible about “new.” We all need a fresh start, soul awakenings, and something to reignite our passion! There are so many … [Read more…]
Sometimes in life we don’t know “why”. We don’t understand why God allows certain things to happen nor do we ever completely understand why He does the things He does… But we do know that our God is Sovereign. We know that He is God & He is on His throne & that nothing is … [Read more…]
Gretchen asked me recently to write a bio for the blog pages. The final question was “write one line about yourself.” Wow! I find it rather difficult to describe anyone with one line much less myself. Then I remembered something my son-in-law, Josh Hendrick, said to me one time. “I hope when I get to … [Read more…]
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” ~John 1:14 Have you ever experienced that odd feeling that comes the day after Christmas? There’s been so much planning, shopping and hustle and bustle up … [Read more…]
For years a group of my friends have joked that we were going to set up a commune and all live together in our own private community. We figured between all of us, we each had skills that could get us through life without relying on anyone else. As I read the tragic story of … [Read more…]
Luke 6:41 “Taking the five loaves and two fish and looking up to heaven, He (Jesus) gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to his disciples…the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand.” We sing a … [Read more…]
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