Revelation 5: 7-10 Then He came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne. Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the... Continue Reading →
To fully understand God takes personal experiences and a heart willing to be led. It is a lifelong pursuit, for each day a part of the picture of who God is to us and in us becomes less fuzzy and He becomes more real to us. The psalm for today is Psalm 90, the oldest... Continue Reading →
Imagine that you were given a car, but it wouldn’t start. Then someone said, you need a new alternator, so you put it in but it still balked at starting. Next, a friend suggested better tires. A mechanic said the new advanced computer control system, and finally the parts store suggested their top of... Continue Reading →
Let us review the first five chapters of Romans. Ch 1. God’s wrath is revealed against mankind, because they knew God, but chose to reject Him. God gave them over to their lusts. God gave us the law, which showed us how to get to heaven. We just had to obey the Law completely. Ch... Continue Reading →
Romans 2 leaves off seeming to condemn the Jews the most. Paul starts there, and starts the questions that he’ll continues in the next few chapters. He quickly, though, goes to the conclusion that he has been headed toward in chapters 1 & 2. Since this conclusion, this peak, only leads to despair, he... Continue Reading →
I have to admit that sometimes I am slow to ask my husband to forgive me for an unkind word or when I pretend that I am listening to him but am really thinking of something else. I try to convince myself that he was at fault for making me mad enough to "go off"... 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 →
I sat across the living room from the older Hindu gentleman. This was while living in Kenya Africa. We had been having an interesting, free-flowing discussion. He had shown himself to be well educated which always enlivens the conversation. At one point, I mentioned how, if you are praying and see a pretty woman and... Continue Reading →
I asked my wife an innocent question, “What did you get for allowance as a child?” She looked at me funny and asked back, what did you get. As a sucker, I responded innocently, “$40 a month, but I had budget to buy my clothes with that money.” Regina gave me that you don’t have... Continue Reading →
The church was spiraling downhill. It was agonizing to watch at business meetings. People would come reliably every Sunday but there were other people that they hadn’t spoken to in 20 years also attending faithfully. There was a lady who had served as senior minister and started some healing, but they would not hire her... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 