It never fails. When I prepare a lesson to teach my sixth graders on Sunday mornings, I ALWAYS LEARN SOMETHING. It’s funny to me that these eleven and twelve-year olds, many that have grown up going to church, think they “already know it all” when it comes to the Bible. Of course they don’t, but…
I had an experience in the summer of ’95 that forever impacted the way I see the world–and myself. We were living in Texas at the time, and my youngest of four was ony two years old. Our church was planning it’s first-time-ever overseas mission trip to teach conversational English and share the gospel in…
Am I? Really? What does that even mean, anyway? OK. I wonder about these things sometimes… What does “OK” even mean? Why do we use the letters “O” and “K”? Here’s what Webster says: OK adverb or adjective \ō-ˈkā, in assenting or agreeing also ˈō-ˌkā\ : fairly good : not very good or very bad : acceptable or…
What do you do? Do you… Quit? Throw a fit? Lash out? Stomp and pout? It happens. Sometimes intentional and other times not so much. Maybe not at all intentional, but still just as painful. This one wasn’t so much painful for me, just sobering. AND, this one was completely unintentional, I’m sure of it.
I can’t even speak to this verse. It speaks for itself. Oh, that we would hear God’s heart as He cries out to us. May we cry out to Him.
I’ve been there. I know what it’s like to pray for someone for so long that you feel like you’re praying the same thing over and over. I am absolutely convinced that God hears us when we pray. I am also absolutely convinced that He knows our heart even when we don’t know what to…
I’m a photographer wannabe. I’ve never owned a really good camera, so playing around with my iPhone, Adobe Photoshop, Picasa, and iPhone Apps like Instagram and A Beautiful Mess keep me satisfied… for the time being. I’ve considered buying a more complicated camera, but every time I do, I talk myself out of spending the…
Wow. It was another one of those moments. The light of truth. Some would call it a lightbulb moment. I call it a God moment. Never a coincidence. Always a crossroad.
I don’t apologize, nor do I pretend that everyone believes it. From the beginning of time to the present, history proves it. Man has been searching for Truth about God, and He gives it. Truth was recorded by the Ancient of Days, though many ignore it. Creation proclaims His presence, but instead, many worship it.…
Even though I’m not a talented singer, I still LOVE to sing, and will do so at the top of my lungs ONLY if I’m sure that I’m the only one left in the house or I am driving alone in my car. Whether it’s a sappy song that makes you cry or a jubilant…
I realize that not all of my readers are following the Scripture Challenge that I started last year, but it’s a new year and time to get busy memorizing! Even if you didn’t commit to memorizing a passage from every book of the Bible, why not pick a few of these verses and challenge yourself…
I admit it. I’m done with resolutions and “trying to do better”. How many times have we tried to start a new year off full of good intentions and resolutions, only to find ourselves falling short and disappointing no one but ourselves. Keep reading and you’ll find some encouragement, I promise! I am by no…
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 6,600 times in 2013. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 6 trips to carry that many people. Click here to…
The clock ticks and it seems the day will never end. Other days time passes far too quickly and we wish we could redeem the time…
