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Birds, Flowers and Grass

Every time I sit down to meditate on the Word of God the Holy Spirit always seems to tie it back to Rom 8:29. But sometimes He links my study back to what has become my most important life verse. It is always found in connection with my walk through this life beside Jesus. And […]

Be Watchful – Be Prayerful

I have often thought about that night in the garden when Jesus asked His disciples to “watch and pray,” and they did neither… they fell asleep. Perhaps that’s part of the reason that Paul made that same statement in his letter to the Colossians: Col 4:2 Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant (watching) in it with thanksgiving; […]

A Fishy Reminder

I have written and taught many times about the encounter that Peter and the other disciples had with Jesus after fishing all day and catching nothing. And one of the interesting parts of the meeting is when Jesus confronted Peter with those 3 famous questions… Peter, do you love me. The first two times Jesus uses the […]

There’s Life – And Then There’s LIFE

Last time (Looking Ahead) I passed along some thoughts about the shortest verse in the Bible… Jesus wept (John 11:35). That sort of got me to thinking about what his resurrection means for us today, and so I began to reflect on what happened to him after the fact. So, first let’s look at what occurred immediately […]

The Box

Sometimes in our efforts to “work” on behalf of God, we forget that the bottom line is not “our efforts.” It’s those efforts that always seem to put us in a place of calculating what will happen as a result of what we are attempting to do. Now, mind you, more often than not those […]