Remember When? I was raised in a gospel-preaching, Bible-reading church. A fellowship of believers who spoke of and taught that Jesus would return to earth and take those that belonged to Him back to heaven for eternity. Belonging to Him meant one’s heart had been redeemed by the message of the cross. In other words,… [Read More]
The Word
Quietude: April 22, 2018
Jesus The Word; Jesus IS God’s Word. For the next weeks we are going to focus on the Names of Jesus. *Jesus is the speech uttered by God the Father, impelled by the breath of God’s Spirit. He is not merely information, but the effective, powerful Word that calls creation out of nothing and life… [Read More]
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]
from genesis to revelation
This could be / should be considered for an end of year post but I have my December pretty laid out and, beside that? The Lord woke me up early this Sonday morning and said this is what I want you to write for Wednesday’s blog – who can argue with that? Not I, said… [Read More]
where there is no standard, a culture perishes
I was listening to a conservative talk show back in March and a guest psychologist said this, “I’m not sure if it’s even possible for the current Culture in America to elect a president of integrity and high standards.” [That is not verbatim, but close enough.] THAT has been floating around in my mind and soul since… [Read More]
the emmaus road
What I love about Doctor Luke is that he always finds off-the-beaten-path stories to write about. Mark mentions this story but only slightly in Mark 16.12-13, whereas Luke gives a lot more detail here. (Sidenote: Did you realize that Luke was the only Gentile inspired to write a Gospel account of Jesus? And, without dispute,… [Read More]