Today was a great day. I noticed that recently my Wednesdays have been great days. I attribute this, at least in major part, to my Friendship Group which meets on Wednesday mornings at 6 a.m. at the McDonalds near Rouse’s in Youngsville. If you are […]
Month: June 2011
Devotional for Wednesday, June 22, 2011
My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.James 1:2-4 Brother Lawrence’s greatest testimony may not be in his words but in his actions. When he found himself crippled for life […]
Devotional for Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Brother Lawrence was converted at the age of eighteen. He recalls, during that first year after coming to God, seeing a tree in winter stripped of its leaves. He recognized that in a little while leaves would appear, then flowers and finally fruit. God provides […]
Brother Lawrence – Devotional for Monday, June 20, 2011
Brother Lawrence was born Nicholas Herman around 1610 in Herimenil, Lorraine, a Duchy of France. His birth records were destroyed in a fire at his parish church during the Thirty Years War, a war in which he fought as a young soldier. It was also […]
Father’s Day 2011
To be honest, I’m not a great fan of Father’s Day. First off it’s one of those Hallmark holidays, created by the greeting card companies to sell more cards.Further, when I was a young father, it always seemed to me that on Mother’s Day the […]
Being Rather than Doing – Devotional for Sunday, June 19, 2011
“Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit.”John 15:2 I have heard it said that men get their sense of value from what they do; […]
Delivered from the Power of Darkness – Devotional for Saturday, June 18, 2011
Giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love. Colossians 1:12-13 As […]
Beautiful Blooms – Devotional for Friday, June 17, 2011
While picking up groceries this morning I spotted a beautiful orchid. I thought of Rosemary. When I see beautiful flowers I think of her. It has been a habit of mine to bring her flowers on no special occasion. She also greatly misses working in […]