POST ‘BLACK FRIDAY’ ALERT!! Listening to people who had survived the Great Depression talk about Christmas gifts ‘back then’ and overhearing some of the lists that the mall Santa Claus is given by kids today … well, it’s pretty obvious that consumerism has won. We look for and expect more each year to add to […]
Archive | November, 2017
Why Tomorrow Matters
“And Esau vowed, thereby selling all his eldest-son rights to his younger brother. Then Jacob gave Esau bread, peas, and stew; so he ate and drank and went on about his business, indifferent to the loss of the rights he had thrown away.” Genesis 25:33-34 TLB ‘Now’ is often part of a fool’s philosophy […]
How A Stick, Flashlight, Horn and Pot Changed History
“When what’s in your hand isn’t sufficient for your harvest, make it your seed.” Evangelist Mike Murdock It’s startling, but we hardly ever conceive of the difference God will make in a situation! Most of us should know better. We’ve been around long enough to see that when God is combined with any […]
Running On Empty
“God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.” Psalm 46:1 NLT There we were – on our first ever vacation after graduating from college. Driving our brand new (fire engine red with white bucket seats) 1964 Rambler 440H we had made the first three quarters of our […]
Oops!
My motivational gifting is that of an ‘exhorter.’ As such my primary objective is to convey spiritual truth in a way that makes sense. Accuracy is also part of my goal each week. Well, this week it wasn’t just the slip of my computer keyboard, but a slip of my mind. I muddled enough Scriptural […]