Oh the joys of being able to write again. It has been too long since my last post on this blog. I realize some of you may think I have forgotten about you. Truth to tell, I have been insanely busy with holidays, deadlines at the church and publishing a book. Did I mention publishing [...]
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2 Sam 6:13-23 How many times do we make a fool of ourselves? If you think about it—it’s an easy thing to do. Even the simplest mistakes can be the most humbling—or humiliating, depending how you take it. Yet, we tend to learn from them and move on. But, the question I ask is, how [...]
Col. 2:7 (LBV) “Let your roots grown down into Christ and draw up nourishment from Him. See that you go on growing in the lord, and becoming strong and vigorous in truth.” Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church said in his book Purpose Driven Life. “You were created to become like Christ. He wants you [...]
1 Cor. 9:24-27 We’re all driven by something—a striving for something that takes the utmost importance in our lives. The question is… what is it? Usually we tend to ignore everything else around us, forgetting the important things we need to be aware of. Being driven is a good thing—it’s what keeps us going—keeps us [...]
The question, “Is that really you God,” becomes one of the most popular questions to ask ones self? How many times do we ask that in our daily life? The same goes for salvation; we tend to worry if we are or are not saved. My Grandma Sisam’s pastor, Russell Surls wrote a book on [...]
Psalm 32:1 – 2, 9 -11 (MSG) How many times do we hold back in our spiritual life? Sometimes it is personal sin that holds us back; maybe it is a lack of faith that holds us back. But God says to ‘Count yourself lucky, how happy you must be, you get a fresh start, [...]
Hebrews 4:1-13 – Click to read I was listening to a song by “Evanescence” called, “Bring Me To Life.” The message of the song deals with our immortal soul that has died in its own desires. The chorus of the song cries out for Someone to bring me back to life. “Wake me up, wake [...]
Gen. 28:20-21 (NLT) – Click to read passage. Have you ever wondered where our Christian life is supposed to start, or begin? I have a very simple solution… at the beginning of our relationship with God. When we made the decision to become Christ followers, living lives of pursuit of God, that decision entered us [...]
Joel 2:21-32 – Click to Read Passage: The question we seem to be asking ourselves these days is, ‘what has happened to the America we once knew?’ Our financial system continues to fail. Our job industry is at an all-time low. There is a greater push on the Government to fix our problems. The healthcare [...]
Jeremiah 29:11; “I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.” Everyone who has ever lived or died had a purpose to fulfill. Whether they did or not is between that person and God. When I look [...]
