(After a feast with my daughter and her family today, I am reminded of a vision of a feast years ago.) ********2014 For some reason my mind has been on food these last few days, not just on one item and not just on one meal, and not just for a common occasion. My...
(Repost from 2017 following Sunday's sermon. Click on reference for audio and video. Phil. 3:12-16 Often I think of life as a simple “spiral.” It circles, and as it turns, advances a little at the time. Nothing is required for us to move in a downward spiral. A...
(Repost from 2011) Two months ago I called my nephew for an update on my brother who was in ICU, following an emergency surgery to remove his gallbladder. After a second surgery to stop his hemorrhaging, the surgeon told my nephew, "One of his systems is shutting...
What is your vision for 2021? Will the next year be any different than this year of chaos and upheaval? Can you see clearly what lies ahead? We must look more than ever with eyes of faith toward the unknown. We must prepare to face a new year with a renewed and a...
Read moreI don’t understand why, but many of us enjoy seeing others become frightened. Some of the funniest videos I’ve seen are of grown men getting scared and screaming like little girls. It may be fun to see others get scared, but living in fear is nothing to laugh about. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, […]
I don’t understand why, but many of us enjoy seeing others become frightened. Some of the funniest videos I’ve seen are of grown men getting scared and screaming like little girls. It may be fun to see others get scared, but living in fear is nothing to laugh about....
From the writings of the prophet, Habakkuk, we learn of God’s judgment upon His people. The Lord’s words are recorded in Chapters 1 and 2. Well-known promises are interspersed between God’s judgment and Habakkuk’s response in Chapter 3. “Behold the proud, His soul is...
GOD IS GREATER THAN our circumstances; HIGHER THAN our expectations; BIGGER THAN the universe; MORE POWERFUL THAN death: & NEARER THAN our very breath. "IN HIM WE LIVE AND BREATHE AND HAVE OUR BEING." Acts. 17:28 "AND WE ARE IN HIM WHO IS TRUE, IN HIS SON JESUS...
A timely post from Bill Sweeney's Unshakable Hope Be encouraged as you read.
We retrieved our computer two days ago after it was in repair for a week. We (the elderly) learned yesterday that we should not venture from home (after I had been to the grocery store for daily essentials). With the widespread fear, we sense the need to share our...