"The Lord will fight for you, and you won’t need to lift a finger!” Then the Lord said to Moses, “Quit praying and get the people moving! Go Forward!Exodus 14:14-16 TLB If you live long enough you eventually figure out that sometimes the smallest step in the right direction can turn our to be the… Continue reading keep going
Thank you God for the roof over my head, a bed to sleep in, food on my table and shoes on my feet. Forgive me if I ever start to complain and forget my great blessings. When your life reaches a point of diminishing returns the time has come to decide what kind of life… Continue reading diminishing returns
Grace and peace on this Holy Thursday Dear Hearts Today I urge you to take a moment and read Doctor Luke's account of The Preparation of the Passover Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8 So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare… Continue reading Holy Thursday
In our world today there is very little "good news." Today let's consider the Gospel. God's Word always brings Good News. Here at the Cottage I often begin a post with "grace and peace." It seems obvious to me that many of the New Testament letters either begin or end with "grace and peace." Apostle… Continue reading how much?
Some of us carry a sense of our own insignificance along with us where ever we go. Sometimes just thinking about the vastness of it all and of our own smallness can shake our faith in the truth that Father God regards us with compassion. His love is so all encompassing that He numbers the… Continue reading feeling small?
So, as you may have noticed, the last post from The Cottage was on January 16th. We attended a Dedication Celebration for a new transitional house with our friends from My Father's House on the 10th. First time we'd really been in a large group of people for months. A week later we both got… Continue reading getting better
And he [Jesus] answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”Luke 10:27 RSV This morning we read Luke chapter 10 and once again the idea of my Biblical "heart" representing my… Continue reading with all my ❤
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