John 4: 27-30 Just then his disciples came back. They were shocked to find him talking to a woman, but none of them had the nerve to ask, “What do you want with her?” or “Why are you talking to her?” The woman left her water jar beside the well and ran back to the village,... Continue Reading →
Isaiah 4:5-6 (NLT): Then the Lord will provide shade for Mount Zion and all who assemble there. He will provide a canopy of cloud during the day and smoke and flaming fire at night, covering the glorious land. It will be a shelter from daytime heat and a hiding place from storms and rain. I have always... Continue Reading →
As we study Romans, if we forget where we have been and don’t understand where we are going, we can come to the wrong conclusions. Remember that the first chapters had everyone convicted of sin, but Jesus died so we would be justified. This seemed to leave the law nullified, except that salvation by faith... Continue Reading →
I wrote a blog on the word core. Unfortunately, we had just returned from six weeks in Portugal Saturday night. We had cancelled our internet during our absence. Sunday morning, we made an appointment to get new internet, but it would not be installed until Monday afternoon. Regina bought 24 hours of internet on Sunday. ... Continue Reading →
We all need a safe space, a place of refuge from the difficulties and challenges of life. It is important to choose a safe space that has the power to strengthen and keep us in times of trouble and upheaval in our lives. In the psalm for this week, Psalm 46, one of the descendants... Continue Reading →
I was watching the most evil man I had ever met. As he was cooking, he was tossing a ball up and catching it. Each time, a waiter ducked. Eventually, the waiter was distracted, and at that pointthe cook nailed him with the ball. The waiter then took his turn. With no sense of torture,... Continue Reading →
The Muddy Glass Blog Look at the canoe filled with mud, looking rather worthless. Imagine that you find a cracked glass buried in the mud at the edge of the river. You pick it up and set it on a table to contemplate it. The cracked glass just sits there, useless, full of mud, sand,... Continue Reading →
If you think that Douglas and I have not struggled with issues of race because we are an interracial couple, you would be wrong! When I think, "Those white people....," I have to remember, Oh, man, I am married to a white man and that not all whites think the same. When he says "the... Continue Reading →
We have amazing power available to us. The power that raised Jesus from the dead is supposed to reside in us. Do you trust God that is is there? There are problems. We artificially fake it, We quench it, and we want it to be an ego boosting power. Once we learn to walk in... Continue Reading →
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