I remember the first time I heard the term “Spiritual Warfare.” I had visions of extremists, nuts, snake handlers and… well you get the picture. Even as the years of my spiritual walk passed I still considered Spiritual Warfare the work of specialists, kind of […]
Month: October 2011
All in the Family
I grew up in a big family, the oldest of nine. We were close, the kind of closeness that only poverty can create. When I say we didn’t own a car until I was in high school, I get one of those yes-and-you-walked-ten-miles-to-school looks. I […]
The End of Us
[14] And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying,[15] “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and suffers severely; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.[16] “So I […]
Hiding In Plain Sight
Jesus Restores a Demon-Possessed Man 26 They sailed to the region of the Gerasenes,
Family Gatherings
For the first few years of my marriage I was in the Navy stationed far from home. We would try to get back home a couple of times a year, often during the holidays. We always looked forward to seeing our families. We are close […]
Just shut up.
Yesterday I encouraged you to be a Fearless Lover. I pointed out we need to be Fearless, particularly in these end times; but we need to do so in a loving way that allows our message to be heard. Soon after writing that post I […]
Everyone seems to be saying that the end times are near, maybe here. We rejoice because we know that means the soon return of Our Lord. We tend to slip to the back of our mind that it also means tough times. It may be […]
The Joy of Manual Reading
We have new telephone service and a new security system. These changes left me with a stack of manuals to review. The installers taught us the basics, but upon reading the manuals I discovered there were some substantial features that had not been mentioned. In […]