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Saturday, June 5th, 2010Psalm 27:1 “The Lord is my life and my salvation.”
All of our lives are lived out in the context of certain “givens.” We live in a particular era with specific cultural expectations. Jesus ministered within the context of an occupied country, Judea, subjugated by the Roman Empire. He lived in the context of a growing […]
True Guidance Comes from God
Friday, June 4th, 2010Proverbs 17:6 “Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.”
As the father of three daughters, I am always gaining new understandings about complex family relationships. When my daughters were small, my wife and I would make decisions for them. Caroline is 28, Christina is 25, and Anna […]
Leave the Miracles to God
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010I Kings 19:10 “…What are you doing here, Elijah?”
Elijah was, in essence, a preacher in the Nation of Israel. He lived in the time of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel. Ahab was a spoiled brat and Jezebel was mean as a snake. When Ahab wanted something, he would mention it to Jezebel and she, without […]
Comic Relief
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010I Kings 18:17 “…Is that you, you trouble of Israel?”
It had been a real honest-to-goodness Monday. I started the day tired from Sunday. Averette had awakened me at 4:15 in the morning and I got up and took Happy out to run for an hour. When the girls leave the Little White House, they all […]
Christ Was Creative
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010Genesis 1:1-2 “In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters.”
In the story of Genesis, we hear about our Heavenly Father creating the universe. God, as evident […]
Reclamation of Happiness
Monday, May 31st, 2010Psalm 55:22 “Cast your cares upon the Lord and He will sustain you;…”
I have learned a great truth about life. We are responsible for our own happiness. Over the years, I have heard people say, and perceived myself, that finding happiness was an external thing. Deep happiness or joy is an internal thing. It […]
Our Intentions
Saturday, May 29th, 2010Genesis 28:15 “I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go and I will bring you back.”
Jacob was one of the most imperfect men in the Bible. Yet, God used him. The night after he stole his brother’s birthright and left home secretly, God said to him, “I am with you […]
Remembered History
Friday, May 28th, 2010John 16:18 “What does it mean by ‘a little while’?”
When I was in high school, my best buddy, Larry, and I decided to go on a summer senior trip together. We loaded up his old station wagon with canned food, a tent, and camped all the way to the Florida Keys. Recently, we were playing […]
Agents of Change
Thursday, May 27th, 20102 Thessalonians 2:14 “…that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
One of the things I remember the most about Cronicville is all the conversations. Sundays were practiced on the farm in Cronicville from my grandparent’s understanding of the Fourth Commandment which meant we got up and did the chores that […]
Love Conquers All
Wednesday, May 26th, 20101 Corinthians 13:8 “Love never fails.”
Brad Paisley has a song, “I’m Still a Guy,” that talks about the differences between men and women. I laugh at the lines,
“When you see a deer, you see Bambi and I see antlers up on the wall.
When you see a lake you think picnics and I see […]