So, what’s your opinion about holidays? For ’em or agin ’em? Most holidays are more than just a day off from work… at least for those who don’t have to work holidays. When it’s a Christian holiday (my definition) then there really aren’t that many: Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter. And yes… there are a great many […]
Look at the (multiple) times Jesus responded to His own disciples about their faith…Luke 8:25 ” And He said to them, “Where is your faith [your confidence in Me]?” (That particular time was when they all were in the boat and a storm came up. Add to all this question: ” And will not [our
How many times have you heard, or said, that you learn from your mistakes, from your failures? A variation of the theme of: those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it? Do you? Do you learn from your missteps… regardless of the attendant emotion? How about successes? Do you learn from them
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We know we are so much more confident and enabled to be fruitful when our senior partner is the Lord. And we even might do a good job of inviting Him in… but do we involve Him? Do we let Him be Lord in the midst? Or do we kinda smile and say ‘Welcome Lord’
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I’ve been thinking about the phrase, ‘giving God the glory’. What does this mean? How is this displayed? Do we only give lip service to this? Or, is it a conscious understanding that we do give the glory to God – at the moment? Granted each of us has to answer these questions for ourselves,
I can’t listen and talk at the same time. I really don’t believe anyone can… except for that small percentage that can because they’re only listening to themselves. These people genuinely love to hear the sound of their own voice, though they would vociferously deny this. The ‘proof; is that sometimes their response has nothing
Do you ever feel this way? And then immediately following is the reminder that the Lord never asks more of us than we can bear. My reply is… you’ve got more confidence in me than I do then. (I hope it’s a small chuckle I hear…) But you know what I mean, whatever is happening
“Peter replied to Him, “Lord, if it is [really] You, command me to come to You on the water.” He said, “Come!” So Peter got out of the boat, and walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw [the effects of] the wind, he was frightened, and he began to sink,
“Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.” [Psalm 119:105] For some reason this verse has been running through my mind. It’s almost like being told something that is incredibly important to know. A teaching that will make a great difference. Do you ever experience this same ‘phenomena’? First,
right out loud… right in front of others or even alone – I love you Lord. I love you Father. I love you Holy Spirit. I love you Jesus. A gentle, somewhat quiet, peaceful proclamation of love to the God of the universe. I know the Lord loves us and we’re responding with our actions
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Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
