Do I really have to limit this list to just 10 things? There are a million things I wish I would have known before God blessed me with two great kids. Here goes my list in no particular order. I wish I would have known… 1. to always keep God my number one priority. Some…
Now here is a book you don’t hear a lot of sermons from – Ezra! To be honest with you, I have not studied it deeply myself. I got to this book today by doing a cross-reference from the book of Nehemiah, which I have studied. Nehemiah 8 describes how all the people involved in…
Shhh…come in closer. I want to tell you a secret… Don’t you just love knowing a secret or having a mystery explained to you? Do you realize the Bible has many “secrets” or mysteries that God longs to reveal to us? It is true! Mark 4:11 says “…To you has been given the mystery of…
All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness…2 Timothy 3:16 Pop quiz time! How would you best describe your Bible study?a. Non-existent (except on Sunday morning or Wednesday night)b. Casual readingc. Serious studyI confess to you that for most of my life, I would have…
What was your favorite toy growing up? You might expect mine to be a Barbie doll or a baby doll – but you would be wrong. My favorite toy was a Tonka Winnebago. Let me describe it for those of you who have no idea what I am talking about. It was an all metal…
My earliest memory of the Bible or anything spiritual goes back to about the age of 5 or 6 years old while living in Gulfport, IL. My sister had received a black Bible with a zipper-cover from a church she had visited in Burlington, IA. I remember thinking how mysterious it was because we were…
When I was in the 7th grade, my science teacher Mrs. McMurray, gave our class an assignment. We were to make a poster of the heart with all the blood vessels and chambers labeled. I am not the most art-minded person, so I asked my mom, who is very artistic, to help me out. Well,…
Commitment: an agreement or pledge to do something in the future. This is Webster’s definition of the word. We have no problem in committing ourselves to something because of the last part of that definition – “something in the future”. As long as it is in the future, we can commit away! “Oh yes”, we…
“There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstances permit. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.” ~ quote from an American Novelist. What a great quote about commitment! So many times we treat our walk with God with passing interest rather than…
Do you get a little sad when the Christmas tree comes down? I do. I think it is because Christmas is so shiny and light-filled, that it just seems a little less bright without all the tinsel and baubles decorating our homes. It is like the “glory” of Christmas has been packed away in our…