A Spiritual Touch
January 16 I was reviewing a previous week’s lesson on “The Woman with the Issue of Blood” with my elementary kids at church one Wednesday night. She was miraculously healed simply by touching the hem of Jesus’ garment. I said to the kids, “Lots of people were...
Do Not Go There!
There are three places I’ve been tempted to go, Three places where “love, joy and peace” cannot grow. So, I’ve got some advice that I’d like to share, Just 4 simple words… DO NOT GO THERE. There’s a place called WORRY where you wring your hands, And you fret...
Do You Have “Belief” or “Faith”?
Are BELIEF and FAITH the same thing? For the longest time I thought they were interchangeable words, having the same meaning. I’m not sure why it’s took me so long to understand, but I now know that BELIEF and FAITH are two different things. You see, you can have a...
A Brief History of Words
In the beginning God used words to create everything. Then God used words to bless everything He had created. Then, Satan used words to deceive man. Then, man used words to blame somebody else for his wrong. Then, God used words to curse the works of man’s hands. When...
Dealing with Imperfections
When I was 15 years old I had a hunger inside of me to learn how to play the guitar. A lady at my church gave me one of her old guitars so I could learn to play. I was appreciative of the gift, but there was one small problem with the guitar… the tuning key for the...
No Coasting!
I was driving up a steep hill one day and, just out of curiosity, I pushed the accelerator all the way to the floor for a moment then took my foot off of the accelerator to see how far the momentum would take me. Surprisingly, I made it to the top of the hill (about...
Asking Questions
Asking questions is probably the best way to create engaging conversation. You don’t have to look any further than the third chapter of Genesis to discover this point. Did you realize that the first 4 recorded sentences of conversation that God had with man were all...
A Defining Moment?
If we were to ask some of the great heroes of the Bible what their defining moment was we’d probably wind up with something similar to this: Daniel – “When I was in a den of lions.” David – “When I fought a giant.” Joshua – “When I faced an enormous...
When You’re Quiet and Still
January 4 I woke up early one Fall morning before the sun had risen. I walked down to a wooded area in my neighborhood, pulled up a log and sat down on it, quietly meditating and praying. Because it was chilly that morning I put on a hoodie and pulled the hood over my...
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