TIME TO FACE HARD REALITY
Eugene Peterson (1932-2018) wrote in ‘The Message Version’ Book of Amos 5:18-24:“Time to Face Hard Reality, Not Fantasy”Woe to all of you who want God’s Judgment […]
Journals
PRAISE IS PAYING ATTENTION
Frederick Buechner wrote, “The way Psalm 148 describes it, praising God is another kettle of fish altogether. It is about as measured as a volcanic […]
THE GOD OF HOPE
Paul, an apostle, wrote, “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by […]
FAMOUS FAMILY RECIPE SERIES
RECIPE #32 PEPPERNUTS This Famous Family Recipe is a very memory filled recipe. It is from my Grandma Jessie Freeman. She wrote in her recipe […]
WORDS OF AMAZEMENT
“And they were continually amazed at His teaching, for His message was with authority”’ (Luke 4:32). “Never did a man speak the way this man […]
WORDS OF AUTHORITY
It is interesting that the teaching of Jesus is often called ‘words.’ When he finished the Sermon on the Mount the text says, “the result […]
SELF-DESTRUCTION
I often feel I need to repent of abusive and destructive words I have thought to myself about myself. There are many times these same […]
WITHHOLDING
The story of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts of the Apostles 5 is an account of a man and wife who sold some property and […]
THE BACK AND THE NECK
When I was growing up as a mean little kid with my mom and dad and my brothers we came to table every night for […]
SEVEN SOCIAL SINS
I recently saw this published again and I have published here in the Journal a time or two over the past few years… but it […]