Devotion
Following In The Steps Of Jesus
Today is Sunday. The start of a new week. A week full of unknown adventures, joys, triumphs and no doubt a few difficulties. Life is like that. We never know what one week will bring. For me, I have made the choice to follow Jesus into this next week. I have decided to once again, […]
Consider the Eagle – Waiting for Renewal
‘Those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up on wings like eagles. They shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint’. Isaiah 40:31. I have frequently been quoted this verse when I have been ill. In this sense I believe it means to rest the […]
It Depends on Whose Hands it’s in
A basketball in my hands is worth about $19. A basketball in Michael Jordan’s hands is worth about $33 million. It depends on whose hands it’s in. A baseball in my hands is worth about $6. A baseball in Mark McGuire’s hands is worth $19 million. It depends on whose hands it’s in. A tennis […]
Interview with God
by: Author Unknown, Source Unknown I dreamed I had an interview with God. “Come in,” God said. “So, you would like to interview Me?” “If you have the time,” I said. God smiled and said “My time is eternity. It is enough to do everything. What questions do you have in mind to ask me?” […]
Inspirational Thoughts
– – (1) God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts. – – (2) Dear God, I have a problem — it’s me. – – (3) Growing old is inevitable, growing UP is optional. – – (4) There is no key to happiness. The door is always open. – – (5) Silence is often misinterpreted, but […]
I See Jesus
(Written by Summer Waters, age 11) I saw Jesus last week. He was wearing blue jeans and an old shirt. He was up at the church building; He was alone and working hard. For just a minute he looked a little like one of our members. But it was Jesus – I could tell by […]
This morning’s Message
(Prayer: Lord, help me to apply all this to myself, rather than thinking reflexively about ‘who else should take note of this’. For your glory. Amen.). (from Eugene Peterson’s The Message; excerpts from Proverbs 15): A gentle response diffuses anger but a sharp tongue kindles a temper-fire. An intelligent person is always eager to take […]
God’s Love Letter To Us!!!
You may not know me, but I know everything about you… Psalm 139:1 I know when you sit down and when you rise up… Psalm 139:2 I am familiar with all your ways… Psalm 139:3 Even the very hairs on your head are numbered… Matthew 10:29-31 For you were made in my image… Genesis 1:27 […]
Today’s Message
from Eugene Peterson’s The Message, Proverbs 13, (with commentary 🙂 Careful words make for a careful life, careless talk may ruin everything. (Every word we say continues to be said forever…) The rich can be sued for everything they have, but the poor are free of such threats. (Reassuring, until further down there was this […]
More wisdom from The Message…
… the new brilliant Bible translation by Eugene Peterson: Excerpts from Proverbs 12, for your edification (or otherwise :-): If you love learning, you love the discipline that goes with it – how shortsighted to refuse correction! A hearty wife invigorates her husband, but a frigid woman is cancer in the bones. A person who […]
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