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Oh how I sometimes cringe when I read the Bible…

The Holy Word of God is our compass and a guide to help us through the days. I do long each morning to read and be in the word. To hear what my daddy has for me for the day – to get through and to have the wisdom that He wants to impart toContinue reading “Oh how I sometimes cringe when I read the Bible…”

Why bother?

When many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?” But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, “Do you take offense at this? Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where heContinue reading “Why bother?”

Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quote

Often we combat our evil thoughts most effectively if we absolutely refuse to allow them to be expressed in words. It is certain that the spirit of self-justification can be overcome only by the Spirit of grace; nevertheless, isolated thoughts of judgment can be curbed and smothered by never allowing them the right to beContinue reading “Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quote”

Fleshly desires…

Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor ofContinue reading “Fleshly desires…”

Jacob’s Porch needs your help to keep the light of Jesus shining…

Hello friends… Ministries all over are in need of financial assistance I know, but here is one in Ohio at Ohio State University that is doing wonderful ministry and touching the lives of students. They just found out last week that the funding they were receiving from The Southern Ohio Synod of the ELCA hasContinue reading “Jacob’s Porch needs your help to keep the light of Jesus shining…”

Eyes of the Lord

The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry. The face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth. When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The LORDContinue reading “Eyes of the Lord”

beware the leaven…

Now they had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. And he cautioned them, saying, “Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” And they began discussing with one another the fact that they had no bread. And Jesus, aware ofContinue reading “beware the leaven…”