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“We think that if we don’t feel something there can be no authenticity in doing it. But the wisdom of God says something different: that we can act ourselves into a new way of feeling much quicker than we can feel ourselves into a new way of acting. Worship is an act that develops feelingsContinue reading “Feelings”

It’s a perfect picture, really. The mood is somber. A peaceful tranquillity lingers there in those hay bales. There’s a little school bus that trundles along the road there, to where I cannot go just now. I found this photo via Google Earth Street view. Of all the networks of roads they have to leaveContinue reading “Road to my parent’s place”

What a concept! All the games I’ve ever played, I’ve lost and I’ve won. Each time is a lesson learned, for next time. Life. Now there’s a game we all play only one time through. Is my perspective showing? It really… what do I do with all this stuff I’ve learned? And what did IContinue reading “Dead and Gone”

Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life. John 6:68 One thing that comes to mind is, “No backup PLAN” Much of life is about alternatives. There always seems to be choices. But when you find that ONE, there is no place else to go. From timeContinue reading “When You Have No where Else To Go”

My life fell apart. At the wedding reception for my first marriage… I will never forget giving the response to the “Toast To The Bride” I told them how God had always given me theme scriptures throughout my life. I was all of 21!, “And,” I continued, “at this moment it is the book ofContinue reading “Here I Am Now”

“‘In that day each of you will invite your neighbor to sit under your vine and fig tree,’ declares the Lord Almighty.” Zechariah 3:10 Hospitality, simple and pure. Nothing fancy. Any and all are welcome None need feel their lives don’t add up by comparison. Wasting time with one another No Agenda I’ve found aContinue reading “Zechariah 3:10”

I’m too old to be this excited about my life! I’d lost my ambition long ago. I’d let go of all those expectations Mine and their’s Hey! I thought this was going to be an upbeat post! But then , just today, as I was sharing most recent events with a new friend those wordsContinue reading “Too Old”

Be Governed by one another’s strengths not by one another’s weaknesses. Ponder that idea. But before we go there, ever heard the expression, “Who’s wearing the pants in your family?” Well, let’s pause and ponder that for a moment… I don’t wanna talk about it. Marriage, members of a Board of Directors, Teams of anyContinue reading “Pants”

I really appreciate the sermons of a preacher from long ago! Charles Haddon Spurgeon. Some of the words he uses have gone out of date, for instance he uses the word “cordial” which is what was the name Olde English types gave to what we refer to as a prescription or medicine. All of hisContinue reading “The Comforter”

“Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you.” Proverbs 4:25