I’m only slightly ashamed that I was scared this morning. I was having breakfast with friends at Mel’s Diner when the thunderstorm many of us will never forget hit town. No one with me (and some were even older than I) had ever seen the […]
Month: April 2015
He Can Shoulder Your Burdens
“Now I will take the load from your shoulders; I will free your hands from their heavy tasks. Psalm 81:6 I suffered with my shoulders, particularly my left, for many months. When I would deal with a drive through window I could barely lift my […]
Memories
My wife and I had a great time in bed the other night. Now that I have your attention. We were looking at old pictures. This one is from early 1970. We were engaged at the time and married in May of that year. I […]
Too Blessed 2 B Stressed
Christians shouldn’t really ever be over-stressed. A bit of stress is necessary to motivate us to do the things we need to do and to avoid the things that should be avoided. When we talk about being stressed, we really mean over-stressed. Too much stress […]
Be Blessed
Listen to the song. We pray for blessings We pray for peace Comfort for family, protection while we sleep We pray for healing, for prosperity We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering All the while, You hear each spoken need Yet […]
How Far Will God Go In My Life?
In my last post, I discussed how God uses a carrot and stick approach to draw us to Himself. I spoke in generalities, which I hope was useful for understanding. However, what’s important is application in each of our lives. How far will God go […]
Just How Far Will God Go?
I think as Christians most of us realize that we were created for a relationship with God. We know that God wants that relationship to be voluntary on our part. Just how far will God go to carry out this end? Consider this. Jesus told […]
The Way
5Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, how do we know the way?” 6Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. 7“If you had […]