Dejunk Our Life
« Previous EntriesAn Extraordinary Life
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 Matthew 13:44 “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field.”
It is easy in life to settle for mediocrity but God calls us to do better than just good enough. I’ve done some research on Debbi Fields. Debbi was a young housewife who created the most successful cookie empire in the […]
A Time to be Silent and a Time to Speak
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008Ecclesiastes 3:7 “….a time to be silent and a time to speak”
Mrs. Catherine, the principal at Mary B. Austin Grammar School said to my mother when I was in the first grade, “If Chip is in proximity to another human being it is impossible for him to stop talking.” She […]
Rest in God
Monday, February 4th, 2008Psalm 62:1-2 “My soul find rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him.”
On my desk at home is a dome-shaped glass that guards certain family mementos. It houses my maternal grandfather’s gold pocket watch, and my paternal grandfather’s tie clips. It has all my Dad’s Lion’s Club pins and […]
A Dog’s Life
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008Philippians 4:11 “…..whatever the circumstances.”
Twelve years ago, one summer, someone dropped a fuzzy, white, small animal in the church parking lot. There were dump trucks going back and forth as the parking lot was being built. I did not want the small, distressed and matted animal to be killed so […]
Treasured Days
Friday, February 1st, 2008Psalm 103:15-16 “As for man, his days are like grass, he flourishes like a flower of the field; the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.”
On the farm one summer there was a huge problem. A pack of wild dogs were attacking […]
The Noble Heart
Thursday, January 31st, 20081 Samuel 16:7 “But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
In the Bible there are very […]
Our Great God and His Great People
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008Psalm 150:2 “….for his surpassing greatness.”
Albert Schweitzer said, “Example is not the main thing in influencing others, it’s the only thing.” Albert Schweitzer’s accomplishments could have made any three men great. He was a theologian, philosopher, physician, music scholar, and writer. He also received the Nobel Prize in 1952. […]
True Son in the Faith
Tuesday, January 29th, 20081 Timothy 26:20 “Timothy, guard what has been entrusted in your care.”
St. Paul addressed the first letter of Timothy, “To Timothy, my true son in the faith.” (1Timothy 1:2). Timothy was a young man with many gifts and some striking weaknesses. St. Paul was in the autumn of life […]
The Fears of the Day
Monday, January 28th, 2008“I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears” (Psalm 34:4).
The earlier generations of Averette’s family and my family were people not generally given to fear. My Granddaddy used to say of his family, that they were not afraid “the crops would fail, or […]
Citizenship
Saturday, January 26th, 2008Philippians 3:20 “But our citizenship is in heaven.”
In ancient times citizenship was both a privilege and a responsibility. Citizenship in Rome had an essential requirement that those who were citizens were endowed with both privilege and responsibility. The expectation of a Roman citizen was that they must vote, pay taxes, serve […]