31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity — Day 8
Thursday, January 31st, 2008 Posted in 31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity, Growth | No Comments »FOLLOWING CHRIST -- The Gratitude of Following Christ One of the best motivations for doing anything is gratitude. We can do something out of a sense of obligation or duty, under threat, or for payment. Doing something out of a sense ...
31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity — Day 7
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 Posted in 31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity, Growth | No Comments »FOLLOWING CHRIST -- The Call to Follow Christ Did you know that you have a calling? Not only did God know before He brought the universe into existence that you would exist now, He knew who He wanted you to be ...
Two Levels of Thinking — Thomas R. Kelly
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 Posted in Spirituality | No Comments »Thomas R. Kelly (1893-1941) was a Quaker writer. His little volume that's titled A Testament of Devotion has become a spiritual classic, though it's of rather contemporary origin. I'm reading it through, again, and thought I'd share a few of my ...
31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity — Day 6
Monday, January 28th, 2008 Posted in 31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity, Growth | No Comments »MEETING CHRIST -- Helping Others Meet Jesus The good news - that God has come to us and that He accepts us through what He had Jesus do for us - is too good to keep to ourselves! Imagine that you were ...
Dreaming of Spring
Saturday, January 26th, 2008 Posted in Humorous | 1 Comment »They say that we just came through the most depressing week in the year. The holidays are past, days are short & nights long, the weather is cold, New Year's resolutions are already broken, and tax season is coming. I enjoy our ...
31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity — Day 5
Thursday, January 24th, 2008 Posted in 31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity | No Comments »MEETING CHRIST -- Jesus: the Only Way Some things are just the way they are, even if someone wishes that they were different. Such is the case when it comes to finding a way to God. There's only one way to God ...
Attitude Adjustment
Thursday, January 24th, 2008 Posted in Growth | No Comments »How's your week going? OK, so we probably don't want a full-blown response from everyone posted on this blog. But, just give it a moment's thought. Not to change the subject, (though it appears that's what I'm doing) look at the ...
Publishing a Novel - Part 1
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008 Posted in The Publication of a Novel | 3 Comments »Below, you'll see a picture of me signing a contract with Cladach Publishing. (Click on "Cladach Publishing" to go to their web site.) They're going to publish my novel The Fountain! I'll keep you up to date on the process as ...
31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity — Day 4
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008 Posted in 31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity, Growth | No Comments »MEETING CHRIST -- Accepted by God's Grace When we talk about Christ's accepting us, we shouldn't misunderstand and assume that He finds us acceptable! In reality we're sinful people and are inherently unacceptable to such a holy God. The Bible states ...
Church Sign Sayings
Monday, January 21st, 2008 Posted in Church Sign Sayings | No Comments »DON'T FOCUS ON YOUR PROBLEMS BUT ON GOD'S POWER
