Feeding the 5,000 – Before the Feast
We've looked at "points of view" coming from the four gospel writers on several happenings in the life of Jesus. When we looked at the feeding of the 5,000, you…
Nehemiah – Obstacles
Nehemiah rallied the wall-building troops with persuasive voice and authoritative demeanor. They divided up the work load and rebuilt side by side, neighbor next to neighbor. Even some from near-by…
Nehemiah – Praying Leads to Opportunity
Last week, we found Nehemiah weeping, mourning and fasting over the devastation of the wall in Jerusalem. Four months later, he continues praying about the matter and senses that God…
Praising God for Color
Every now and then, I thank God for color. Have you thought what our world would look like without it? When our son was six years old, he asked if…
Prayer – Let’s Get Practical
It's time to get practical about our praying. Do you know what it is to turn everything over to the Lord? Allow Him to have the lead? Relinquish the control…
Prayer – Practicing His Presence
Scripture encourages us to: Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face continually. I Chronicles 16:11 We can thank 16th century monk, Brother Lawrence, for coining the phrase, "practicing the…
Prayer – What Doth Hinder Thee?
...let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles... Hebrew 12:1 Nothing delights our enemy, Satan, more than entangling us. Sometimes he does this through devastating…
Prayer – Is It a Struggle?
For our new year, let's talk about prayer. In those things-we-need-to-do lists or New Years resolution lists or how-to-be-a-better-Christian lists, we often couple "prayer" along with "studying your Bible" and…
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
As I write this, my husband and I are having a get-away 50th anniversary celebration in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. One feels a certain serenity in these beautiful Smokey Mountains, a sense…
Thanksgiving – or Not
The Halloween costumes are stored away and the moldy jack-o-lanterns are thrown out. Time to think about gathering in Christmas presents. After all, earlier this week, we lunched at White…