About True Rest

Matthew 11:28-29—“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” There is something I can learn from Jesus that will give my soul rest. Weariness can seem [...]

The Instruction Book

“Eleven hundred dollars,” the gentleman said. For a 1972 Oldsmobile in the year 1985—36,000 actual miles on the odometer—previous owner an older lady who had used the car only for errands around town.
After looking over the car and a moment of mental mathematics, Glenn said, “We’ll take it.” We had been looking at [...]

The Value of the Invisible

You can tell from this blog that taking care of my physical health is important to me.  I have another blog titled www.simplebiblestudy.wordpress.com
In it I encourage the second half of Jesus’ statement to Satan, “Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.”  Sometimes I wish [...]

Am I Apolitical?

The year was 1976.  It was the Carter-Ford election year.  My journalism professor brother was visiting me in California.  After some hours of conversation, he said, “Janice, you’re apolitical!  You are a-political!”  It sounded like a bad word, so since that time I have tried to pay more attention to politics.  I try to look [...]

The BOOK of books

Books written by men have value–like having a teacher.  But have you noticed how seductive they can be.  It is easy to be captivated by one “inspirational book” after another so much that there is no time left for reading God’s word.I begin to wonder.  Am I depending on God, or on the man who [...]

Praying the Lord’s Prayer today

 
 
National Day of Prayer–My prayer for our nation.
Our Father in heaven
     Our Father–Thank you that you have revealed yourself as our Father, a personal caring being, who not only loves, but who is love,
     who is in heaven–above and beyond this physical world–beyond the dimensions of time and space and matter.
     hallowed be your name.–Oh, Father, [...]

Who promises eternal life?

I have thoughts like these often in the middle of the night;  the following comments from one of my brothers inspired the following e-mail note:
From Denny on November 26:
As for talking with mom, it was often about Jesus . . . but we talked family
stories, too,
And on November 27, 2006 7:00 PM
I think sharing the [...]

Everyday Christians

From Passion for Jesus by Mike Bickle
p.97 – “What is an easy yoke of obedience for one believer may become a religious burden for another who embraces what God has not called that believer to.”
p.158 -”There’s a false notion among many Christians that the Word of God works only if you have ten hours a [...]