December 17, 2010
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July 17, 2010
Don’t try to get the prayer right; just tell God where you are and what’s on your mind. That’s what little children do. They come as they are, runny noses and all.To learn how to pray is to enter the world of a child, where all things are possible.Little children are good at helplessness. It’s what they do best … God wants us to come to him empty-handed, weary, and heavy -laden.
~Paul E. Miller/A Praying Life
June 7, 2010
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June 14, 2010
Here's a fun presentation of the gospel!
What is the Gospel? from Southern Seminary on Vimeo.
June 8, 2010
“…in all things show yourself to be an example of good deeds…“ Titus 2:7
“…Christ Jesus, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.” Titus 2:14
“…to be ready for every good deed…” Titus 3:1
“…so that those who have believed God will be careful to engage in good deeds.” Titus 3:8
“Our people must also learn to engage in good deeds to meet pressing needs, so that they will not be unfruitful.” Titus 3:14
"In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven."
Speaking of our motives..."Take care not to do your good deeds publicly or before men, in order to be seen by them; otherwise you will have no reward with and from your Father Who is in heaven." Matthew 6:1
"Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share."
"For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:10
May 31, 2010
“A man’s physical hunger does not prove that man will get any bread: he may die of starvation on a raft in the Atlantic. But surely a man’s hunger does prove that he comes of a race which repairs its body by eating, and inhabits a world where eatable substances exist.” In other words, “If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probably explanation is that I was made for another world." CS Lewis
May 10, 2010
"Come unto Me." Matthew 11:28
Jesus calls you to His throne of grace. He is there waiting to hear, relieve and bless you. You are to go to Him just as you are--and receive from Him all you need.
He will give you:
wisdom--to direct your steps;
peace--to keep your hearts;
strength--to do His will;
righteousness--to justify your souls;
and rest--unspeakably sweet.
May 3, 2010
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March 24, 2019
March 15, 2010“You are the result of the attentive, careful, thoughtful, intimate, detailed, creative work of God. Your personality, your sex, your height, your features, are what they are because God made them precisely that way. He made you the way he did because that is the way he wants you to be… If God had wanted you to be basically and creatively different he would have made you differently. Your genes and chromosomes and creaturely distinctives – even the shape of your nose and ears – are what they are by God’s design.” – James Hufstetler
I know that full well.
March 9, 2010 "Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." Hebrews 4:16. The throne of grace is for the needy. It is always a time of need with a child of God. To such is the throne of grace always open. Is it a time of trial with you? then it is a time of need. Take your trial, whatever it be, simply to God. Do not brood over it. Do not cherish it. This will not make it sweeter, or more easy to be borne. But taking it to Jesus will. The very act of taking it will lighten it, and casting it upon His tenderness and sympathy will make it sweet. Thank the Lord for every errand that takes you to the throne of grace. Whatever it is that sends you to prayer, count it one of your choice blessings. It may be a heavy cross, a painful trial, a pressing need; it may be a broken cistern, a cold look, an unkind expression; yet, if it leads you to prayer, regard it as a mercy sent from God to your soul. Thank God for an errand to Him. ~Octavius Winslow
March 4, 2010
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January 28, 2010
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Here are a few random pics from this past week which amazingly include quite a variety of animals!
This is the culprit. Actually he's only 1 of the many who continue to steal bird seed. We decided to get serious... we bought a squirrel bluffer. No more seed little squirrels!! (Or so we pray!)
January 20, 2010
“God’s promises were never meant to be thrown aside as waste paper; he intended that they should be used. God’s gold is not miser’s money, but is minted to be traded with. Nothing pleases our Lord better than to see his promises put in circulation; he loves to see his children bring them up to him, and say, Lord, do as thou hast said. We glorify God when we plead his promises.”
- Charles Spurgeon
January 14, 2010
January 11, 2010
There is no love . . . Oh, my soul (David Crowder)
so gentle,
so patient,
so enduring,
as Christ's love.
Overflows
Oh, what love, oh, what love
Oh, my soul
Fills with hope
Perfect love that never lets go
Oh, what love, oh, what love
Oh, what love, oh, what love
In joy and pain
In sun and rain
You're the same
Oh, You never let go!
January 1, 2010 “In our Christian pilgrimage it is well, for the most part, to be looking forward. Forward lies the crown—and onward is the goal. Whether it is for hope, for joy, for consolation, or for the inspiring of our love—the future must, after all, be the grand object of the eye of faith. Looking into the future, the Christian sees sin cast out, the body of sin and death destroyed, the soul made perfect, and fit to be a partaker of eternal glory. Looking further yet, the believer’s enlightened eye can see death’s river passed. He sees himself enter within the pearly gates, hailed as more than conqueror, crowned by the hand of Christ, embraced in the arms of Jesus, glorified with Him, and made to sit together with Him on His throne.” —Charles Spurgeon Happy New Year!
