Young Ruler Rich: Jesus Counsels the Rich Young Ruler (Mark 10.17-27) 17 Now as He was going out on the road, one came running, knelt before Him, and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?” 18 So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God.19 You… [Read More]
salvation
Quietude: September 3, 2017
It is God’s will that your children be saved. We are praying for our children in Autumn. The season of change is upon us. Prayer changes things because prayer changes us! Psalm 72.4 xo The quiet hour of prayer is one of the most favorable opportunities He has in which to speak to us seriously…. [Read More]
Quietude: July 23rd, 2017
Photo Credit: Will Wilson I grew up in South Florida and water was an enormous presence in our world. We went to the beach. We went deep sea fishing. We sat on the inlet walls fishing for sheep-head. We had picnic suppers at the end of hot days. We walked the pier. We hunted shells…. [Read More]
Quietude: July 2nd, 2017
Who doesn’t like the 4th of July! America is 241-years old on Tuesday and we need to be waving flags, lighting sparklers, shouting happy birthday because we get to live here. We get to live in a free country that has been so graced and blessed by Almighty God that we should be on our… [Read More]
what’s your password?
I promise not to go on and on about The Message Bible and Mr. Eugene Peterson again this week. But, y’all… I love, love, love the way he weaves today’s words with those Hebrew and Greek words from The Word. The other morning I was reading in Psalm 89 and out of the blue, this:… [Read More]
the upside-down gospel
[This monkey is now 38-years old and bears the title “my youngest!”] So, I’m reading the Bible through this year, chronologically, and I am somewhere in Leviticus. Have you ever? If you want to fully understand the work of Jesus Christ on Calvary’s cross, then I encourage you to read Exodus and Leviticus. O! The… [Read More]
where were you?
The Challenger – January 28, 1986 On January 28, 1986, the American shuttle orbiter Challenger broke up 73 seconds after liftoff, bringing a devastating end to the spacecraft’s 10th mission. The disaster claimed the lives of all seven astronauts aboard, including Christa McAuliffe, a teacher from New Hampshire who had been selected to join the… [Read More]
sealing the deal
I was scrolling through Facebook last week and I saw a different take on a quote I’ve heard for years. In the past I’ve heard it quoted as a “God-shaped hole” but the word vacuum conjured up a whole new mental picture for this over-active imagination of mine! I am thinking out loud on my… [Read More]