Stir Us Up! When a big event occurs, whether global, personal, or spiritual, I am of the belief that if it directly affects us then it needs to directly change us! So, Covid19 was/is big and I want to come out of it changed. I’m re-thinking a lot of things. *But, these riots and violent… [Read More]
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Five Minute Friday: SETTLE
Kate said SETTLE I wasn’t going to. I had no plan to find today’s five minute Friday word prompt but there it was in my email in-box. Kate is efficient in her leadership! And, I saw the word, “SETTLE!” And, instantly thought – that’s it – that is what I’m feeling. unSETTLEd Then this: But… [Read More]
On One Condition
Conditional Promises There are many conditional principles in life, aren’t there? IF we study properly and learn the material, we will pass the exam. IF we obey the traffic laws, we won’t get a ticket. Two things that are unconditional (off the top) are God’s love and parental love. There really isn’t much we can… [Read More]
Worry Wart > Trusting Tower > Refuge of Rest Part 2
Read Part 1 here So, how do you switch from a worry wart to a trusting tower? The Word. The Word. The Word. The Word. The secret is in the Word. We must stay in it. We must meditate on it, and not the cares of this world – because those cares? Will choke out… [Read More]
Worry Wart > Trusting Tower > Refuge of Rest Part 1
Pray, taking authority over every possible distraction. When we first moved to North Carolina we attended a church in our immediate neighborhood – it was there that I made a commitment to the Lord that I was no longer going to live “on the fence.” By that, I mean, one foot in the world and… [Read More]
Quietude: August 11-12, 2018
Specific times and places and communion with God go together. It is by no haphazard chance that in every age men have risen early to pray. The first thing that marks decline in spiritual life is our relationship to the early morning. -Oswald Chambers The quiet hour of prayer is one of the most favorable… [Read More]
Quietude: July 8, 2018
There is no arriving at a high state of grace without much praying, and no staying in those high altitudes without great praying. – E.M.Bounds* The quiet hour of prayer is one of the most favorable opportunities He has in which to speak to us seriously. In quietude and solitude before the face of God… [Read More]
All I Want For Christmas
Peace – in my family Joy – deep, abiding joy from the Joy-Giver Hope – in Christ alone Love(d) – to be and to give and, my two front teeth are important too. CHRISTmas blessings to you and yours. And, may the Greatest Gift this world has ever been given, JESUS, abide in your… [Read More]