The Big Meanie in the Sky?
The movie The Shack has been a recent encouragement to me spiritually. If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend it. I know there’s a lot of doctrinal debate about …
A Flaming Sword of Love
Recently, I found myself thanking the Lord for the Flaming Sword. You know… the one that guards the way to Eden and the tree of Life in Genesis 3. When …
Adulthood & Humanity As It Is
For us, winter is a lean time financially. You know the drill. It’s cold. So the furnace and heaters run more. So the electric bill goes way up. For my …
Chocolate Blessings
It was grocery day. Not sure why, but I said a lil prayer before we left, asking the Lord to make us a blessing to someone as we were out …
The Muck & Mire of Emotions
I get in these jags from time to time where I’m just fighting my circumstances. I’m tired of being disabled. Tired of hurting every. single. day. All. day. Tired of …
Thoughts on Forgiveness
Snarky. Is that a word? It must be cuz it keeps going thru my head. I’ve had such a hard time controlling my thoughts lately. You know the story. Old friends. …
God’s Take on Health Food
Does God want us to eat healthy? I’ve been asking the Lord off and on about that question for a while now. I’ll be honest. I first asked the question …
Freedom from Fear: Finding Me
I’ve been thinking lately about the fear of death. Jesus became flesh and blood to save me from the fear of death. Heb 2. I’ve been thinking about how that’s …
Tough Battles, Needy Soldiers
God gives the toughest battles to the strongest soldiers. People said this to me a lot after my stroke. I know they were trying to cheer me up. And I’m …
Trials are God’s Favor
As I was growing up, my mom always said to me “can’t never did anything.” I didn’t really understand what she meant when I was young. But she always said …
Stepping into His School
Been thinking about the disciples lately. The Greek word for disciple means “student”. Jesus was constantly teaching them. Constantly stretching their ideas and concepts of Himself and God. He walked …
Your Fears Are Liars
I remember back at the beginning after my stroke, I was deathly afraid of falling. I think it had much to do with having fallen in the bathroom the night …
4 Pitfalls to Climb Out of After a Stroke
You’re walking along just fine and BAM! down ya go. Into the pit. It’s deep, dark, and damp in there. Musty and foul. Hard to climb your way out of …
Stroke: Spiritual, Not Just Physical
Thanksgiving day will mark one year since my stroke. Hard to believe it’s been almost a year. Time flies when you’re having fun… And when you’re not. Fall used to …
It’s All About the SEEing
I’ve been thinking about Job lately. You know, the guy from the bible whom God allowed Satan to test, and afflict, and put through sore trials. There’s two famous verses …
Thoughts on Healing
So what do you do when God doesn’t heal you the first time? Give up? (If you’ve missed the previous thoughts on this you can start reading here or here …