Hubby and I just finished watching this 1962 “sci-fi fantasy” thriller directed by, and starring, Ray Milland.
The premise is this: A family of tightly knit (not wound) people embark on an early morning fishing trip - trailer in tow. About 2 hours into the trip, they notice “lightning flashes” and stop to check the windows [...]
Romans 12
9 Don’t let love be a mere outward show. Recoil from what is evil, and cling to what is good. 10 Love each other devotedly and with brotherly love; and set examples for each other in showing respect. 11 Don’t be lazy when hard work is needed, but serve the Lord with spiritual fervor. [...]
Today brings our final verses in chapter 5 of Proverbs. This chapter is about staying away from adultery and lust. The strange woman spoken of in the chapter is any woman not your wife. [And, although written to the son by the father, applicable also to woman and men not their husband!]
The strange woman is [...]
Chapter 4 reminds us of the importance of wisdom. It is important that we listen to our father’s instruction in ways of wisdom. it is important that we allow wisdom to help us stay on our path, looking neither right or left to lose our focus.
We are to be intent on our learning. We are [...]
1 Thessalonians 4:14 speaks of those who have “fallen asleep in Jesus”, 4:16 speaks of those who are “dead in Christ”. Verse 14 uses the Greek verb ‘koimao’ in the passive tense. As it was explained to me, this means that the believer is put into a calm, [permanent at the earthly level] sleep by God - [...]
I just read an [older - Jan., 2007] article about the whereabouts of John James , former lead singer of The Newsboys. This is a sadly painful story on one hand, yet his redemption will leave you feeling great joy and in awe, once again, of what the Lord can do. I pray you’ll take [...]
Tim Challies [Challies.com] has an interesting post regarding Anonymity and accountability that was great reading. I found this paragraph particularly interesting:
In the past, anonymity was both rare and difficult. People tended to live in close-knit communities where every face was familiar and every action was visible to the community. Travel was rare and the majority of [...]
~~Barry and I are studying an abridged version of John Owen’s ‘Of Temptation: The Nature and Power of It’. It is called ‘Temptation: Resisted and Repulsed’. We are studying it with our Adult Bible Study (ABS) group.
I cannot stress enough how important it is for the believer to understand that we are not immune to [...]
I found this John Owen quote while running through my usual gamut of blog sites (HT) this morning. While Owen’s writing is archaic in style (making it a somewhat slow read), it is powerful!!
“While others have their fellowship with Satan and their lusts, making provision for them, and receiving pershing refreshments from them (”whose end is destruction, whose [...]
