“Prior to the reign of the godly King Josiah, the law of God had been lost in the temple for many years. Has the same thing occurred among us? Has the evangel been lost among Christians?” Paul Washer I’ve found myself having a little trouble sleeping lately. 2 sons deployed will do that to you. To try and fall asleep with some semblance of positive input, I have been listening to the books of the Bible as I fall asleep.... Read more
Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it is thinking of yourself less. C.S. Lewis Humility. What does that mean? Humility: freedom from pride and arrogance. Recently I was a captive audience of a podcast. In the last few weeks and months I’ve tried to limit how much podcasts I consume. They were causing me to have a root of bitterness in a very real way. As I sat in the room trying not to pay attention, I could... Read more
“What we need is to love without getting tired. How does a lamp burn? Through the continuous input of small drops of oil. What are these drops of oil in our lamps? They are the small things of daily life: faithfulness, small words of kindness, a thought for others, our way of being silent, of looking, of speaking, and of acting. Do not look for Jesus away from yourselves. He is not out there; He is in you. Keep your... Read more
“What wings are to a bird and sails to a ship, so is prayer to the soul.” Corrie Ten Boom When it looks like the world is going crazy, it is time to get on your knees and pray When I started this article, I was going to write about life and the state of the world. After sitting for a moment and praying, I just felt that this was not the right direction in which to head. We... Read more
“Being a good neighbor is an art that makes life richer.” Gladys Taber Just about everyone that I speak to these days feels such a burden not just for this country, but the entire world. They say things like, “I don’t know how much longer we can go on like this.” Other times I’ve heard people express hatred and vitriol towards a certain person or political party. In some cases, even wishing harm on those that disagree. I cannot... Read more
Do not neglect to show kindness to strangers; for, in this way, some, without knowing it, have had angels as their guests. Hebrews 13:2 Picture this, 1989, I was a little one sitting in church. Mom had warned me that I needed to be quiet during church because we were worshiping God. We had a little orchestra, organ player and a beautiful grand piano. We started singing Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God Almighty. One verse struck me as... Read more
“I pray because I can’t help myself. I pray because I’m helpless. I pray because the need flows out of me all the time, waking and sleeping. It doesn’t change God. It changes me.” C.S. Lewis My day was indeed in need of prayer Today is the day my son left for deployment. As you can imagine, I gave him a hug and I cried a lot. I am crying as I write this. I told him that I would... Read more
God cannot give us happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.” C.S. Lewis Yesterday I had a very interesting conversation with someone. They were absolutely worried about the presidential election that is going on here in the US. To be honest, I was as well. Almost to the point that I was losing sleep over it. My worry is mainly for the myriad of soldiers in my family. This week, I... Read more
“There’s a difference between knowing God and knowing about God. When you truly know God, you have energy to serve Him, boldness to share Him, and contentment in Him.” J.I. Packer God wants us to get to know him A few days ago I wrote about the possibility of a great awakening. Traveling along that same vein, I wanted to talk about knowing God. As a child, I felt that God was this distant entity that you could never... Read more
“No Great Spiritual Awakening has not begun anywhere in the world apart from united prayer.” Edwin Orr Is It Time For a Great Awakening? I wrote this musing right after the debates, before we knew who the next president would be. Some people were quite upset by the outcome, others were truly glad. One common theme I hear over and over in Christian circles is sadly, hatred. I’ve seen posts comparing the newest president to Hitler. Have you heard of... Read more
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