Unfolding Grace

Scripture Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace. ~2 Corinthians 4:16, MSG Quote God’s grace is not an excuse to sin but a motivation to serve. ~Image Quotes Some…

Gross Ignorance

Scripture “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” ~Luke 23:34, NLT Quote The worse thing in this world, other than anarchy, is government. ~Henry Ward Beecher Anger, frustration, dismay, unbelief, shock; I don’t think I can find one adjective to describe how I’m feeling about the anarchy going on in America. First…

Emerging Glory

Scripture Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but He has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He really is. ~1 John 3:2, NLT Quote One day something will emerge from you to…

Fully Satisfied

Scripture And when I awake in heaven, I will be fully satisfied, for I will see You face-to-face. ~Psalm 17:15, TLB Quote Lower your expectations of earth. This isn’t heaven, so don’t expect it to be. ~Max Lucado No one on earth is fully content or perfect satisfied: we all have longings that are unmet.…

The Invisible Army

Scripture “Don’t be afraid,” the prophet {Elisha] answered. “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” ~2 Kings 6:16, NIV God has all power and His divine purpose cannot suffer defeat. He will have the last word. ~Alton H. McEachern During Elisha’s ministry, the Syrians were Israel’s nemesis. So one…

A Shaken World

Scripture The haughty eyes of people shall be brought low, and the pride of everyone shall be humbled; and the Lord alone will be exalted on that day. ~Isaiah 2:11, NRSV Quote Has this world been so kind to you that you should leave with regret. There are better things ahead than any we leave…

Consider The Lilies

Scripture Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these.  ~Matthew 6:28-29, NRSV Quote “Life with Christ at the center, is a life of unhurried peace and power.” ~Thomas Kelley Just as a…

My Thoughts On The SBC

Scripture For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting. ~Romans 16:18, NASB Quote Beware of the hidden agenda. ~Ya’akov I guess I fall into the category of the “unsuspecting hearts,” because until a year or…

Watch Out!

Scripture If you think you are standing, watch out that you do not fall. ~1 Corinthians 10:12, NRSV Quote Our character is determined by what we would do if every restraint were removed. ~Charles Cowman Today’s quote should crank up your search engine. Wow, what would Jack be capable of doing if all the restraints…

The Sluggard

Scripture The lazy man won’t go out and work. “There might be a lion outside!” he says. He sticks to his bed like a door to its hinges!  ~Proverbs 6:13-14, TLB Quote “Don’t make excuses, make plans.” ~Stephen Covey In the old days, a lazy man was allowed to starve but in the age of…