Letting God speak
New Year’s Day is traditionally a time of new beginnings. Resolutions are made to change aspects of one’s life. Somehow, one orbit of our planet around the sun seems to give everyone a clean slate and a chance to start over. The great thing about being a Christian is that we belong to a God …
December 26th is Boxing Day. This holiday is celebrated throughout the nations that were members of the former British Empire. As one of my British friends explained to me, Boxing Day is traditionally when the wealthy shared their Christmas leftovers with their servants and the poor. The idea was that they had been given so …
On Wednesday we will celebrate the greatest gift ever given. On Christmas we commemorate the birth of Jesus who was God’s gift of salvation to the world. A gift is free to the recipient. The person receiving the gift must merely accept it. The giver is the one who pays the price for the gift …
Yesterday, for the third time in history, an American president was impeached. This blog is not a forum for political rhetoric or espousing partisan views. I will not discuss the impeachment of President Trump, but the event did get me thinking about how Americans view God. America elects its officials and has a process for …
Ephesians 5:20 ESV giving thanks always and for everything to God … On Thanksgiving it is traditional to state what one is thankful for. We all have many things for which we can be thankful. Even in the midst of stress or crisis we can always find good things for which we can give thanks. …
John 16:33 ESV I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world. A short while ago my sister-in-law died from cancer. Today, a dear friend just told me she had been diagnosed with her 2nd …
In my last blog entry, I talked about demonic activity. The last thing I said was that I do not believe that demons can inhabit Christians, but they can attack and oppress Believers. Some readers may not understand the concept of demonic attack. Since I have experienced this type of demonic attack, perhaps an account …
John 11:25 ESVI am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live At 2:52 am Thursday morning, Ohio time, my sister-in-law passed away after a long illness. It is a time of pain and sadness but also relief and rejoicing. Pain, because her passing leaves an emptiness …
Exodus 4:1-3 ESV Then Moses answered, “But behold, they will not believe me or listen to my voice, for they will say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you.’” The Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A staff.” And He said, “Throw it on the ground.” So he threw …
Over the weekend, I was clearing out some weeds from a corner of our yard. The frustrating thing was that I had cleared out the same area only about a month ago. As I labored, it occurred to me that these were exactly the same weeds. While I have pulled them out of the ground, …