Reading and studying the Bible brings up lots of questions for me. What’s going on in this passage? Who are these people with the strange sounding names? When is this taking place? How did this or that miracle take place? Did you notice which basic question I left out? It’s …
Anyone else still trying to figure out a new routine? I think I’ve waited too long and now my new routine is to have no routine! I’m getting my basics like Bible reading, AA literature reading, praising, and writing my daily email to my friend done, but those used to …
Symptoms of my mental illness are becoming apparent during this time of isolation and canceled plans. I’m afraid to make plans because of the uncertainty. Not having events or adventures to look forward to is a sure catalyst to depression for me. Having an attitude that nothing I plan will …
If it affects us, God is interested. There is nothing too small for Him to care about. Thinking, “Why pray about this? It’s such a small thing!” is not lightening the load for God. He’s already interested in it. Therefore, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and …
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People tend to make things harder than they have to be. In some cases, we go to extreme measures when a simple solution is readily available. In 2 Kings 5 there is an example of a powerful warrior willing to do the hardest things to be cleansed by a prophet. …
I hope you did not have trouble finding this new site for my blog articles. After the technical difficulties I had with my old site at blogspot.com, I decided to really finish up the reorganization and updating of my website. Please bookmark this page and periodically visit to see what’s …
God is trying to tell me something. Often God shows me things in His Word throughout a day or week (or sometimes over a month or longer) where the theme is repeated even as I read different parts of the Scriptures. Today is one of those days. This morning, I …
Let me start by saying I don’t really understand how or why God works. As I study His Scriptures in my daily Q.T. and my weekly Bible studies, I get glimpses into what God is possibly like. Yeah. I’m using a lot of qualifiers here, because I do not pretend …
