There’s a left-hand turn into our church parking lot off of a very busy street. I sat there today as about 40 cars passed by without one person slowing up or stopping to let me make the left turn. And that included someone turning into church who could not even stop before turning to let me make the turn. Much to my surprise that person was Continue reading “Would you let Jesus into the church parking lot?”
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Do you have the patience of God?
I’ll answer for myself—No! In fact, right now I don’t have the patience of Job or anyone else for that matter. In fact, I think that I have lost all sense of patience. I have absolutely no patience lately with Continue reading “Do you have the patience of God?”
What is Jesus thinking?
I recently met a guy wearing one of those “WWJD” wrist bands that were all the rage years ago. It made me think not “What Would Jesus Do?” but what is he thinking about Continue reading “What is Jesus thinking?”
Rules for reading the Bible? Here are two…
Rule #1 is that you can’t speed read the Bible. It is designed for contemplation and reflection. You need to let the words sink in, in both your mind and heart. Don’t keep the words you read on the outside. Bring them into you.
Rule #2 is Continue reading “Rules for reading the Bible? Here are two…”
Are you following God’s command to you?
How can we love God and not love each other? If God loves each one of us equally and unconditionally, how can we be expected to do anything else but love each other equally and unconditionally? Think about this the next time you Continue reading “Are you following God’s command to you?”
How can you expect to hear God calling you if you don’t listen?
Calling he is. You just have to listen. You will hear God calling you if you simply take time to listen.
Look around you and you will actually “see” God calling you. Open your eyes to God. If you look for him, you will find God in every person and situation around you. You will find him in the Continue reading “How can you expect to hear God calling you if you don’t listen?”
Some inspiration from D-Day and Omaha Beach…
We all know the picture—row after row of white grave markers arranged in perfect order. However, I had never been to the Omaha Beach memorial in the Normandy area of France. So, as I turned the corner I knew what I was going to see but not what Continue reading “Some inspiration from D-Day and Omaha Beach…”
NEWS FLASH — Satan is real!
In case you don’t know it, Satan is very real. He is not some religious creation made up to scare you to lead a straight and narrow life. And I know you may be feeling doubt right now and may not even want to think about the idea of Satan as a real being. However, Satan is real and is working behind the scenes to steal Continue reading “NEWS FLASH — Satan is real!”
Just asking for a little faith to heal Faith. Please!
I please ask you to do something very simple—say a prayer for a girl named Faith and pass this along to all others you know.
Faith has Lupus and it has flared up recently in a bad way. Aside from the medical help she is getting, Faith needs Continue reading “Just asking for a little faith to heal Faith. Please!”
The devil made me do it!
News flash—the devil is real. And he wants you to doubt his very existence, as you are likely doing right now. He works best behind the scenes, loving the fact that people don’t even believe he exists.
The devil doesn’t Continue reading “The devil made me do it!”