Whatever You Say

Jun 2, 2021 | Biblical Obedience | 1 comment

I often wonder how, at the age of 60, I can possibly still fail so often with my words. My mouth has gotten me into trouble as long as I can remember. I know for sure the last spanking I got (at age 16) was because I smarted off at the dinner table, disobeying my dad....
The Marvelous Things He Has Done

The Marvelous Things He Has Done

May 21, 2021 | Biblical Obedience | 0 comments

Oh to be as grateful and thankful as I should be for all that God has done for me! The Old Testament writers often admonished the Jewish people to call out what God had done for them – start with rescuing them from the bondage of Egypt.  We should follow that...

The Marvelous Things He Has Done

by | May 21, 2021 |

Oh to be as grateful and thankful as I should be for all that God has done for me! The Old Testament writers often admonished the Jewish people to call out what God had done for them – start with rescuing them from the bondage of Egypt.  We should follow that...

Have You Ever Been Called a Rebel?

by | May 17, 2021 |

I’ve never thought of myself as a rebel. I’m actually a very loyal person and a notorious rule-follower. And yet, as I encountered the New Living Translation of a very familiar verse, I was convicted. “But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was...

Chill Out and Know That I Am God

by | Apr 13, 2021 |

Be still. When I was growing up, I think that imperative statement had an exclamation point at the end of it.  When my mom or my Grandma Cook said it, it was an urgent command. So I have to change my perspective when I come to this verse.  Instead of...

And That Is Why It Is Called Good Friday

by | Apr 2, 2021 |

Have you read the accounts of Good Friday?  Luke 23:26-49 was part of my Lent reading plan and though I've read or heard this passage many times over the years, I saw something new this time. This is an awful scene.  It is interesting that the crowd that had come to...

God Is Doing a New Thing

by | Feb 22, 2021 |

Beginning in Genesis 1, God is at work doing something new. You can trace brand new, new again, and renewal for God’s people all the way to the eternity future when God says He will make ALL THINGS NEW. In studying  for the Bible study I am writing on this theme,...