This is the next in the Advent 2025 series I am doing with my fellow bloggers. This week my focus is on Jesus the Redeemer. Because we were in need of one, and He came to earth to fulfill that role for us. This references the salvation he accomplished, and is based on the metaphor … Continue reading Advent 2025 #3
When thinking about the next categories for this Advent series I am joining fellow bloggers to post, this morning taking communion came to mind. Because of Jesus coming the first time, He invites us to take communion with Him, in remembrance of Him. One of my local liquor stores stocks communion wine. It is Kosher … Continue reading Advent 2025 #2
A fellow blogger reached out to others and asked if we would participate in writing Advent posts for this year. So I am joining with others to do just that. Advent is the coming or arrival of something or someone that is important or worthy of note. Advent is a season observed in most Christian … Continue reading Advent 2025
Some days I just fall to my knees in awe. I read this from Charles Stanley the other day and had to share it with you. In the book of Leviticus the word sacrifice or offering comes from a root word that means to "approach" or "go near," as in becoming personally involved in a … Continue reading Wow, really?
I had a dream Tuesday night. I was walking on a cobblestone road, on campus, at dusk. I looked toward the setting sun, then heard three voices singing behind me. I turned to look and it was three college women, riding bikes while harmonizing their song. They were singing, “My Savior's Sword” One started, the … Continue reading Sword
In my last post, I was talking about being on the struggle bus. Yesterday I asked God for some encouragement. He was happy to answer. First, in my morning devotion time, I read two verses that were completely spot on for my situation. Next, at my office, I had someone come in who said we … Continue reading Isn’t that just like Him?
I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much. (Mother Teresa) The term "struggle bus" is slang for a difficult or frustrating situation. It often describes times when someone feels overwhelmed. Boy can I relate to that! I have been going through a struggle … Continue reading Struggle Bus
I know I sure did. I was laying in bed this morning, mulling over a sticky situation in my life. When I had the image of my loving, Heavenly Father gently lifting my chin to put my eyes on His face. "You don't need this in your life today. What you need is My Presence." … Continue reading Thought you could use this today
I've had something rolling around in my soul this last week. How do I love God? Seems like a tall order to me. But in reality it is quite simple. We humans just like to complicate things. We need to get back to basics. God created us to love Him. He instilled that need to … Continue reading Back to basics
Okay boys and girls, today's accounting lesson is WIP, or Work In Progress. Work-In-Progress (WIP) is an accounting entry on a company’s balance sheet referring to the money spent on materials, processes, and labor to manufacture a product. It is calculated as a sum of the following three elements used to fashion a product or … Continue reading Work In Progress
God Still Speaks 