Have you ever gotten up on January 1st with a resolution firm in your mind? You honor that resolution intently for the first couple days, maybe even the first couple of weeks. If y0u are like me though, you quickly fall back into old established habit patterns. The Children of Israel behaved in a similar…
Divine Persuasion… In Hebrews 11, God is obviously trying to emphasize FAITH to us. I counted at least 25 occurences of the word “faith”. I love what I found about faith at www.biblecommenter.com: Faith (4102/pistis) is always a gift from God, and never something that can be produced by people. In short, 4102/pistis (“faith”) for the…
At this stage in my life, a lot things seem to be working against me. Every calorie I eat goes to my hips, my hair is turning gray faster than I can cover up my roots, and things that used to stay in place are starting to jiggle. Compared to my silly list, many godly…
I just have to get this reflection out before it leaves me. I wanted to study a new book of the Bible that I have not studied “inductively” yet. God led me to the book of Hosea for some reason 🙂 This book is prophetic concerning Israel’s impending captivity to the Assyrians. However, there is…
A couple of years ago, our family loaded up the SUV and struck out on a great American West Vacation. Our destination – Yellowstone! Once we got past the Mississippi River, the scenery notably changed. We went from lush green, hilly woods covered in kudzoo to flat plains coverd with corn stalks. This is how my son Caleb described it…
“A highway will be there, a roadway, and it will be called the Highway of Holiness.” Isaiah 35:8 If there is one thing I know about, it is highways. I travel daily as a consultant and coach for schools all over the great state of Alabama. I65, Highway 43, Highway 72 and many others are all…