When I begin to work on my blog each morning, i do a couple of things. Sometimes I will look for the definition of a key word. Today I did that for Carnality. It wasn’t much help. It means “worldly, earthly or relating to the […]
Month: March 2010
The Valley So Low
Down in the valley I don’t do well in valleys and I think I’m in one. Saturday I attended a two and a half hour meeting that should have taken twenty minutes. It’s for a ministry I love, but it’s not the part where we […]
Have I been crucified with Christ? Galatians 2:20 To say I have been is an affirmation of a fact, a “done deal.” It’s more than a good intention, a promise to try. OC tells us that its result is “then all that Christ wrought for […]
Friendship with God
I am blessed that my wife is also my best friend. Communication may be the fire of any relationship but a relationship is great when words are often not necessary. Merely being in the presence of the friend is enough and communication takes place […]
Believe God
I like this painting of Abraham. It’s not Abraham after he is the Father of Nations. It’s Abraham when Abraham Believed God. He believed Him before there was evidence of the fulfillment of His promises. What does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it […]
Shall I Rouse Myself Up To This?
OC can be pretty deep. His spiritual musings often have me reading and re-reading several times. His words are challenging as today when he explores issues of perfecting holiness in the fear of God. Sometimes I need more practical lessons. I got such a lesson […]
Be a God Pleaser
So we make it our goal to please him. 2 Corinthians 5:9 I love to watch my great-granddaughter Kaydence. She knows what she wants. She’s happy, ecstatic really, when she gets it and she’s upset when she doesn’t. Life at 18 months is pretty simple. […]
Standing Before The Judgement Seat – Daily
When I was a student, I was a crammer. I would wait until right before a test to try to learn all the information put before me since the last test. This was a particularly difficult exercise in classes in which only a final exam […]