"As a child I had a recurring dream of walking a dirt path, and seeing the reflection of the sun on something in the dirt. Reaching down I discovered a penny. (When I was a child we picked up lost pennies.) As I picked it up, I found other pennies. Picking up the...
In 1911, Julia H. Johnston wrote the text of the hymn Marvelous Grace (Grace That Is Greater Than All Our Sin). Marvelous grace of our loving Lord, Grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt! Yonder on Calvary’s mount outpoured, There where the blood of the Lamb was...
There are things I need to do; But, Not TODAY I need to do laundry; But, Not TODAY I need to clean house; But, Not TODAY I need to shop; But, Not TODAY I need to reply to emails; But, Not TODAY I want to meet a friend for lunch; But, Not TODAY Yard work needs to be...
I AM is a Perfectionist. Remember those italicized words in the King James Version, those smaller words that added clarity to the sentence from the Hebrew translation? I speak here as I have learned from the Great I AM. I AM is a holy God, a perfect Father, Creator...
Contemplation abounds as I consider this title. When the title The Power of God’s Holy Will came to mind, I had no idea where it would lead. Would this be an article or a book? I had no clue as to what to write. Waiting and praying, meditating on the different facets...
"So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy." Romans 9:16 ESV As deists, Voltaire and Diderot attacked Christianity---"their primary weapon aimed at the church was 'truth'." (Dr. Bruce Shelley, Church History in Plain Language) "We...
You need restoration. You need to update, clear your history, empty your caches, cookies and trash. You need RECOVERY. Last week, after things kept failing on our computer, Facebook was frozen with the twirling beach ball (We use it for sharing our posts and our...
In my world In my thoughts In my heart In my plans In my words In my actions In my hands In me. “If you turn back your foot from the Sabbath, from doing your pleasure on my holy day, and call the Sabbath a delight and the holy day of the Lord honorable; if you...
We are almost halfway through this year in our series on Contentment. I have personally learned much as I have prayed, studied, and written on this subject. Through these six months we have continued to see the extreme between oppression and contentment. We are...