Posted in Christian Living, Current Events, Good News, History, Leadership, Messed Up World, tagged Africa, AIDS, christianity, compassion, Geldof, love, poor, president, President Bush, U.S. on February 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Bob Geldof and Time Magazine did a very positive article on President Bush and his passion for the people of Africa and the AIDS Epidemic.
Then, in what I took to be a reference to the supposed Chinese influence over the cynical Khartoum regime, Bush adds, “One thing I will say: Human suffering should preempt commercial interest.” [...]
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Posted in Bible Study, Christian Living, Faith, Prayer, Psalms, RELIGION, Self-Help, Stress, devotional, tagged anxiety, comfort, depression, fear, God, Jesus, joy, love, peace on February 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Last Sunday I did a Teaching I called, “Where is the Father when I don’t Feel Him?”. The truth the Bible teaches is that God is always present. Our feelings often lie to us, but God’s truth never changes and is always truth. A good example of God’s omnipresence is Psalm 139:7-12. If a Christ-follower can [...]
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Posted in Bible Study, Christian Living, Classic, Faith, Leadership, Prayer, RELIGION, Self-Help, Stress, devotional, tagged Bible, blessed, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, the secret on February 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In Tozer’s devotional today He tells us that the Holy Spirit is available to be as strong or full in your life as you want Him to be…
God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied. Matt 5:6
He writes, “It may be said without qualification that every man is as [...]
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Posted in Bible Study, Christian Living, Church, Faith, Good News, Leadership, Prayer, RELIGION, Self-Help, Stress, devotional, e-note, tagged Christ, depression, God, Jesus, joy, love, peace, worry on February 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
e-note to LCC
Dear Friends and Family,
How is this for a word you don’t hear much? Omnipresent. It means, according to dictionary.com, present everywhere at the same time. Why don’t we ever use the word omnipresent? Its a pretty cool word. Because nothing is omnipresent. Nothing is omnipresent except God. Don’t do a word [...]
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Posted in Bible Study, Christian Living, Current Events, Entertainment, Faith, Good News, Leadership, Prayer, RELIGION, Self-Help, Stress, tagged Books, counseling, couples who pray, God, Jesus, love, Marriage, valentines day on February 15, 2008 | No Comments »
A Valentine’s Day article in the Fort Worth Star Telegram reports that mutual prayer between a husband and wife improves intimacy and makes a marriage stronger. According to a new book, Couples Who Pray, couples who pray together do more than stay together. The book reports that praying together and baring your souls in front of [...]
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Posted in Bible Study, Christian Living, Faith, Leadership, Prayer, Psalms, RELIGION, Self-Help, Stress, devotional, tagged Bible, christianity, God, hearing God, Jesus, listen, Oswald Chambers on February 13, 2008 | No Comments »
In our natural busy and distracted by the world human state we are not in the position to listen to God. Psalm 46:10 tells us to be still so we will know that God is God. We have to build a knowing relationship with God that comes with spending time with Him, praying, listening, and [...]
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Posted in Bible Study, Christian Living, Church, Faith, Family, LCC, Leadership, My Church, RELIGION, Stress, e-note, tagged blessed, Easter, God, Jesus, personal growth, retreat, self-esteem, spirituality on February 8, 2008 | No Comments »
e-note to LCC
Dear Friends,
I hope this note finds you well. I hope you are being blessed by God. I hope you understand that even the challenges, or hard times you may be having this week are blessings. The apostle James writes to consider the tough times opportunities for joy because your faith is being [...]
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It is a pretty messed up world when an adult male molests a 13- year old girl and the court gives him a light sentence because they believe they were in love. Laws are made to protect children because they do not have the ability or the developed mental maturity to make decisions on things like [...]
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Posted in Bible Study, Christian Living, Faith, Leadership, Philippians, RELIGION, Self-Help, Stress, devotional, tagged anxiety, blackaby, fear, God, Jesus, joy, love, peace, worry on February 8, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Today in Blackaby’s devotional he writes on one of Lisa and my favorite verses. We have had this passage hand written on a piece of paper on our refrigerator forever. Be anxious for nothing and pray “like crazy” for everything. We don’t always do it well but I am reminded of how important prayer [...]
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From the news today from tornado in Tenn…..CASTALIAN SPRINGS, Tenn. (AP) - At first, rescuers thought it was a doll. Then it moved.In a grassy pasture strewn with toys, splintered lumber and bricks tossed by the tornado’s widespread wrath, 11-month old Kyson Stowell was lying face down in the mud, 150 yards from where his [...]
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