This weekend I spent some time sitting on a hill writing in my journal during our quiet time at our church’s annual women’s retreat. As I sat poised to write, watching all the women off in the distance, sitting under trees, on benches, on stair steps, silently praying, writing, walking, working out their thoughts while […]
God’s calling, God’s will is that we be sanctified, holy, pure. Robert Murry McCain spoke at the ordination of the young Dan Edwards in the 1860’s. He said something like this. “Mr. Edwards, Do not forget the inner man, the heart. The calvery officer knows that his life depends upon his saber so he keeps […]
Create in me a clean heart, O God,and renew a right spirit within me. – Psa.51:10 I dislike coming up with journal and blog entry titles until after I am done writing. I never seem to know what I am going to write until after I have written it. I may start out with an […]
I was raised in what is called The Sacred Name Movement. The only names we could use as we were growing up to refer to “God” or “Jesus” was their Hebrew names “Yahweh or “Yahshua”. We did not pronounce the titles “God” or “Lord” or the Greek translation of Yahshua, the name “Jesus” because they […]
Think of God Often “Pray, remember what I have recommended to you, which is to think often on God, by day by night, in your business and even in your diversions. He is always near you and with you. Leave him not alone. You would think it rude to leave a friend alone who came […]
We all have lost loved ones and we would do anything to get them to come to Jesus, but they won’t and they can’t. They have no desire for him. No need of him that they can see. No belief. They aren’t willing. Or maybe they are too weak to come to Jesus. Too blind. […]
The things that are impossible with men are possible with God” – Luke 18:27 We all have lost loved ones that seem to be hopeless situations and it is easy to lose heart and become discouraged. Sometimes it seems salvation is for everyone but them, because there are too many obstacles blocking their sight and […]
This beggar, Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, probably was not the only beggar sitting beside the side of the highway that day. He was probably surrounded by beggars, some who could see, some who could not see, some who were handicapped in various ways. All the beggars would be crying out to the multitude, passing […]
“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.” – John 1:14 “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God,” – 1 Peter 3:18 Out of the darkness God called forth light Our Savior was born in the middle of the night […]
With much seductive speech she persuades him; with her smooth talk she compels him. All at once he follows her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a stag is caught fast till an arrow pierces its liver; as a bird rushes into a snare; he does not know that it will cost […]
