Ephesians 1:17 Today I am reminded of Paul's prayer for the church in Ephesus. He asked God to impart (verb: to transmit knowledge of) the riches of the Spirit of Wisdom and the Spirit of Revelation so that you and I could deepen our intimacy with Jesus. Today my prayer for all of us is:… Continue reading step 1 toward intimacy
Growing More Intimate With Jesus If the past twenty-four months have taught me anything it is that growing more intimate with my Lord and Savior is truly meant to be my first priority. This morning, when I read the daily devotion from Oswald Chambers (see below), I was immediately convinced "Intimacy with Jesus" has to… Continue reading theme for 2022
So... here we are... in the waning moments of another year! 2021 has been . . .? Interesting? Awful? Terrifying? Blessed! I guess it all depends on how you look at it. I think I mentioned once before, in the last hours of 2019 the Holy Spirit spoke to me: "Expect the unexpected." We now… Continue reading Happy 2022
"Keep vigilant watch over your heart; that’s where life starts. Don’t talk out of both sides of your mouth; avoid careless banter, white lies, and gossip. Keep your eyes straight ahead; ignore all sideshow distractions. Watch your step, and the road will stretch out smooth before you. Look neither right nor left; leave evil in… Continue reading where life starts
INGREDIENTS 1 med onion, peeled and thickly sliced3 stalks celery, halved lengthwise4 carrots, trimmed and split lengthwise in half1 (3 to 4 lb) whole chicken, cavity cleaned and rinsedKosher or fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper1 lemon, quartered1 small onion, trimmed, peeled, and quarteredFresh herbs such as sage, thyme, parsley, or rosemary, rinsedOlive… Continue reading roast chicken
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and shrewd in their own sight!5:20-21 Awhile back God gave me an acronym for EVIL. E -… Continue reading is evil good?
For the Lord spoke thus to me with his strong hand upon me, and warned me not to walk in the way of this people, saying: “Do not call conspiracy all that this people call conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear, nor be in dread. But the Lord of hosts, him you shall… Continue reading is it a conspiracy?
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