Well...here we are! A new year. A new decade. A new theme for the Blog. I've tried a half-dozen or so different looks today as the NFL Division Playoff Games play out. Finally landed on something I can live with for a season. So, here I sit, staring at a new color scheme and a… Continue reading all new
Today as we finished up the study of Job's life, as written by Pastor Chuck Swindoll, he touched on something near and dear to my heart: staying young. In an earlier post I mentioned a few things we practice that help to keep us close to the position we believe God intends for his more… Continue reading staying young
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil”. Proverbs 3:5-7 (NLT) If you really want God’s… Continue reading want wisdom? ask!
Can't and won't. Christians need to be very careful which one they choose. It seems that we prefer to use "can't." "I just can't get along with my wife.""My husband and I can't communicate.""I can't discipline the kids as I should.""I just can't give up the affair I'm having.""I can't stop overeating.""I can't find time… Continue reading can’t ? ! ?
Sometimes I wonder which hurts the most: saying something and then wishing I had not, or saying nothing and then wishing I had. If I say, “I will not mention him, or speak any more in his name,” there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot. Jeremiah 20:9 Life is… Continue reading be you
"Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ" (Phil. 1:2). Nothing you face today is beyond the purview of God’s grace and peace. Paul's wonderful benediction for grace and peace was ever on his heart. He offered it in each of his epistles and expounded on it throughout his… Continue reading the Joy of Peace
The Need for Solitude For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.1 Corinthians 12:13 To live in harmony with one another requires introspection. What keeps us from functioning as a body with our brothers… Continue reading learn to be alone
Contentment Cottage 