It is amazing how much we (I) go with feelings over knowing. For example, I KNOW that God will supply all my needs because He tells me so in scripture. Yet, much of the time I don’t FEEL like my needs are being met. And I’m more likely than not going to go with my …
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He Was There All the Time
The Cherokee Indian tribe had a ritual required of a boy who was approaching manhood. At a certain age the boy was blindfolded by his father and taken into the woods and sat on a stump. He was told that he would be there all night and was not to cry out for help or …
The Frog in the Kettle
There is an old story about a frog, put into room temperature water which swam around happily as the water was gradually being heated. Eventually the frog died in boiling water. Had someone tried to throw the frog in boiling water, it would have immediately jumped out. The application of the story is that if …
A Simplistic Idea
My email inbox is constantly being filled with information about particular issues that people percieve to be the primary problem with the world and with appeals to join them in eradicating the problem. The appeals usually ask for funds to help them in their quest. Most, if not all, of these emails deal with real …
Change the Verbs
Meditations on Romans 8
“So now there is NO condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. And because you belong to Him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death.” Ro. 8:1-2 I’ve been meditating on these two verses for a couple of weeks now. There is so …
Unity, the Path to Community
As I attended the Highlands County National Day of Prayer Observance on May 4, I think that God gave me a plan that will benefit a neighborhood, town, church, state, nation and even the world. It came in the form of an acrostic. I’ll present the acrostic along with some thoughts to flesh it out. …
My Weekly Meditation
This week’s meditation came on the heels of a family crisis. One of my grandsons had a mental health crisis and threatened suicide. My only connection to my daughter was through texts and prayer. This morning in my devotion time God highlighted these verses from Psalm 16. They were a comfort to me and I …
My Weekly Meditation
It seems that I’m continually at least one week behind on blogging about the passage I’m meditating on. This meditation is from the week of March 12-18. Romans 8:8-10 8. Those who are in the flesh CANNOT please God. 9, You, however are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit …
Meditation for Feb 28
The passage I’ve chosen for the last week of Feb. is Psalm 34:4-6 “I prayed to the LORD and He answered me. He freed me from all my fears. Those who look to Him for help will be radiant with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces, In my desperation I prayed, and …
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