A Happy fourth of July to all my readers out there!! (Photo Credit: Wikipedia) Check out my guest post on Not Ashamed of the Gospel. I’m excited to have been able to contribute to this ministry! You can find a… Read More ›
Faith
Psalm 23-A Story of Grace
Below is the 23rd Psalm. I believe much of this Psalm is a prophetic statement of the body of Christ, in the hands of a Loving God, a story of redemption in grace in Christ Jesus. I have broken… Read More ›
Hinduism: We Are All Divine
Western thought began in ancient Greece where men like Socrates, Plato and Aristotle saw that the universe had a plan and purpose. Eastern thinking says everything is temporary, changing, unreal, ephemeral and our perceptions of the world are misleading and… Read More ›
Of God and men
(Photo Credit: Wikipedia) Man designed the space shuttle, and it flew into space and serviced the space station and then landed back on earth like a huge airplane. I have to say that is a rather impressive feat. God designed… Read More ›
New World Order – Part 4 – Is The Lord Pleased
The word of God has much to say about the concept of a New World Order (NWO)…. We will be studying the NWO and it’s Biblical implications in a four part series… Part #1 – The NWO – What is it?… Read More ›
New World Order – 3 – The Tower of Babel
The word of God has much to say about the concept of a New World Order (NWO)…. We will be studying the NWO and it’s Biblical implications in a four part series… Part #1 – The NWO – What is it?… Read More ›
Our Place in this World
(Photo credit Wikipedia) Oh how I desired to belong I looked high and low I sought my place in all places I needed to fit n Nowhere was found Not a place did I fit A soul wandering lost and… Read More ›
New World Order – 1 – What is it and when will it take place
Over the past 20 years or so, we have heard much said about a “New World Order”. Especially GHW Bush, the president of the United States had much to say about the subject. All the last 4 presidents addressed the issue of… Read More ›
Forgive and Forget?
“Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, long suffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you… Read More ›
Tears of God
Pouring rain Like endless tears falling from God’s face Tonight it is pouring outside I wonder…do the tears pour from our Lords face? Over the sins committed by us His people Do we ever realize, that our sins hurt Him?… Read More ›
Life Really is Like a Box of Chocolates
A few mornings ago, I woke with a start; my sleep shattered by some dream for which there was no significant meaning. I stole outside to drink coffee on my patio, aware of the world waking from its own slumber;… Read More ›
What if we really believed what God says?
Have you believed and confessed that Jesus Christ is the Son of God? That He died for your sins and mine, that He was raised from the dead, conquering death and sin? If so, we can walk in a glorious… Read More ›
What Was Your Name Again
The Children of Israel Crossing the Jordan (illustration by Gustave Doré) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) They say the first two signs of aging are forgetfulness and… I seem to have forgotten the other. As much as we love to crack jokes… Read More ›
How Can I Know Jesus?
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) How can I know Jesus? Too many people complicate this subject in the same way that the Pharisees (Matthew 23) of Jesus day complicated the Jewish religion. Contrary to what some would tell you, knowing Jesus is… Read More ›
Hide from Reality…(Denial)
We all want to think that people see us as solid individuals, people that anyone can trust. We want are families to be seen as “above reproach” to the people we associate with on every level. We take great pride… Read More ›
The Shepherd is my Provider (Psalm 23 Explained)
I was asked today by a dear friend on my Google Plus network if I could explain the meaning of Psalm 23 and what was the reason this is also read on funerals when someone is getting ready to meet… Read More ›
The First Step
I got up one morning a few weeks ago, while on a six week stay in Germany, and wondered where I was going. No, not with my career, that’s doing fine thank you. Not my marriage, no problems there. It… Read More ›
Are you angry? Here’s how to manage it.
You can count on feeling angry sometimes in our fallen world. But if you allow anger to run wild through your mind, it will control your thoughts and behavior, filling your life with its destructive power and hurting people around… Read More ›
All Have Eternal Life
The oldest known icon of Christ Pantocrator – Saint Catherine’s Monastery. The two different facial expressions on either side emphasize Christ’s dual nature as both divine and human. If you have ever heard a sermon preached on eternal life, then… Read More ›
Camouflaged Christians
Have you seen them? Shhh…..Look very carefully. They are there, very well-blended into their surroundings…into the world…so well camouflaged in fact that no one can tell the difference. They are the “Camouflaged Christians”. God’s Word gives several warnings against blending… Read More ›
Beautiful Scars- When I was a Christian
For a long time God has been nudging me about the need to be part of a community that not only shares their story, but speaks of redemption. An honest connection for sharing how God has used our scars as… Read More ›
Who does God choose?
Below is a recent devotional from Greg Laurie. http://www.harvest.org/ I have written a commentary after. Not Ability, but Availability “I am the Lord; that is my name! I will not give my glory to anyone else, nor share my praise… Read More ›
Faith or Presumption?
As children of God, we are free to ask Him anything we please, and once we ask, we can hope He will give us exactly what we’ve asked for. But to believe He will do something He has not promised… Read More ›
The theology of the chocolate sampler
One day you bring me a large, beautiful box of chocolates. There are all kinds, too, every type imaginable: some with nuts or cookies or caramel; some with raisins or cherries or other fruits; some with dark or light or… Read More ›
The Cowboys Spirit
He had been ride’n the herd for about three days. Watch’n the moon as the cattle graze. He had spent his nights sleep’n in the saddle. Keep’n calves alive is become’n a battle. His old eyes were weary and needed… Read More ›
Good or Evil…Right or Left…Call it What You Will
they label all of us People are jumping off the fence and they’re landing on the right—or is it far right—maybe left, far left, or right-center, maybe left-center? Depending on which news affiliate a person listens to, or which up-and-coming… Read More ›
A Tribute
I have here reposted the entire post, which I usually do not do. I wanted to share the entire post on this one today with all of you as it is Memorial Day and I thought this to be a… Read More ›
You Are Not Alone
“…I’ll be with you as you do this, day after day after day, right up to the end of the age.”—Matthew 28:19 (Message Translation) What do you do when you are feeling all alone? Far too often, for far too… Read More ›
Am I Saved by Grace? part two
Christ Carrying the Cross, by El Greco, 1580. If you have not read part one or do not remember it, I would suggest you read it here. If we are saved…things will happen. There is no maybe in this, things… Read More ›
Remember Me
The Name of God written in Arabic calligraphy by 17th century Ottoman artist Hâfız Osman. Look up and see Me I am with you always Look not to yourself, but to Me When you are down and out When you… Read More ›