So much easier
I think Jon Swanson is on to something here… It would be so much easier to follow Jesus if he called us. If I were at work one day and he walked by… Read More
Tag Archive: Jesus
How Safe We Are
John Piper shares some good thoughts on the Desiring God blog… Matthew 10:30: But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Charles Spurgeon: You all take care of yourselves to some… Read More
Job 11:13-19 NIV
Job 11:13-19 New International Version (NIV) 13 “Yet if you devote your heart to him and stretch out your hands to him, 14 if you put away the sin that is in your… Read More
Valentine’s Day
For children, Valentine’s Day means candy hearts, silly cards, and excitement in the air. How different Valentine’s Day can be for us as adults. The Love Day can be a symbol that we… Read More
Be grateful for where you are now
“It doesn’t take as much faith to believe that everything happens for a reason as it does to embrace the belief that I am who and where I am now, today, for a… Read More
It’s all a Gift
Men are not angered by mere misfortune but by misfortune conceived as injury. And the sense of injury depends on the feeling that a legitimate claim has been denied. — C. S. Lewis,… Read More
Protected: Laying the foundation
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The ‘higher power’ and relationships…
Image via Wikipedia “A definition of Interdependence is, “a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities.” The key word here is: “reciprocal”. Interdependence can be thought of as a relationship where each party gives and… Read More
10 Ways to Ask Your Wife for Forgiveness
One thing men are very talented at is getting into trouble – especially when they are husbands. Sometimes we’re thoughtless, sometimes we’re forgetful, sometimes we’re selfish, sometimes we’re downright mean. More often than… Read More
10 things scripture says about being a father
There is nothing easy about being a dad. Especially nowadays, if conversations around the water-cooler are anything to go by. Well, we hear your pain. But an honest look at history reveals a—well—comforting… Read More
5 Traits of a Good Marriage
Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott, say in their book, When Bad Things Happen to Good Marriages, that there are 5 traits of a healthy, life-long marriage: ownership, hope, empathy, forgiveness, and commitment. Here… Read More
Accept The Good To Receive It!
“God gives some more than others because some accept more than others.” “Life is a mirror and will reflect back to the thinker what he thinks into it.” via thedailylove.com
Make it a Habit
Melody Beattie says… After I left treatment, praying in the morning became part of my routine. I prayed as though my life depended on it, because it did. I didn’t feel like I… Read More
To forgive…
“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” – Lewis B. Smedes, was a best-selling and renowned Christian author. via thedailylove.com
Phillipians 3:12-14
“Phil:3:12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.13 Brothers and… Read More
Love Me When I Least Deserve It
“Love me when I least deserve it, because that’s when I need it the most.” – Swedish proverb via thedailylove.com
A good sermon illustration
Former pro-fisherman now Pastor Aaron Scheer teaches us a life lesson about entanglement — even 20 pound test snaps under a little friction and heat while under tension — with something as light… Read More
Photo of the Year?
Photo of the Year Candidate – By Kathryn Jean Lopez – The Corner – National Review Online.
Our Daily Journey: technology and the trivial
If our technology had existed in Jesus’ day, our Bibles might read: “Jesus asked His disciples, ‘Who do people say that the Son of Man is?’ but they were checking their e-mail and… Read More
