
Grief
Jesus wept. ~ John 11:35 As I sit at my kitchen table staring out the window, it is a dreary morning here in Andrews, SC. It has been raining, the clouds are still dark and gray, and there is a…

Jesus wept. ~ John 11:35 As I sit at my kitchen table staring out the window, it is a dreary morning here in Andrews, SC. It has been raining, the clouds are still dark and gray, and there is a…

So I beg you, brothers and sisters, because of the great mercy God has shown us, offer your lives as a living sacrifice to him—an offering that is only for God and pleasing to him. Considering what he has done, it…

Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love. ~ 1 Corinthians 16:13-14. This week I received a surprise telephone call from a former student named Jerry[1] checking…

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? ~ 2 Corinthians 6:14 Reading the title, you may wonder where I am going with this post. I think…

Proverbs 10:4 A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. When I was a young boy, my father provided a chore for me. It was simple. I was to keep the shrubbery around the house weeded…

Therefore let everyone who is godly offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found; surely in the rush of great waters, they shall not reach him. ~ Psalm 32:6 In the last post, I discussed an episode of one of…

42:1 As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. ~ Psalm 42:1-2 As most of you know, I listen to different podcasts. Of course, I have…

…for he is like one who is inwardly calculating. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you. (Prov. 23:7) One aspect of becoming more like Christ includes knowing how to test our thinking. God demands His…