We are adjured to pray because it is God’s will to bring all men to salvation and truth. Continue reading

  Worthless religion? That connotes that our religion ought to be worth something to someone other than ourselves. It is not just our eternal life insurance policy. It is to have value to other people, to our communities., to our… Continue reading

Photo From Of all the complaints evoking empathy this day, the words,"no foothold," resound to the heart of the self-sufficient "doer," who is thrown off-balance by life and must learn lessons of trust and dependence. In many ways. it is… Continue reading

Why me?” Simple answer: So everything else will work. Continue reading

  Here is a great pattern for praying for leaders: Psalm 72 "Give the king your justice, O God,and your righteousness to the royal son!2 May he judge your people with righteousness,and your poor with justice!3 Let the mountains bear prosperity… Continue reading

  The Tongue in the Cheek My tongue became en-lodged in my cheek recently… It took some doing, but … We were able to extract it … Though still a bit sore … And gravitating toward the cheek … I… Continue reading

Take a moment or two.Pause.Listen.Remember. Reflect Recommit.     Continue reading

  More to Do … Much  More There is more to do than can be done.There is a smorgasbord of fun.The race is longer than can be run.Face it; we are under the gun.So … do what you can while… Continue reading

  Jacob Jordaens - Abraham Grapheus as Job Job never prays for his own restoration or prosperity. He desires only to know the mind, heart, and ways of God in the midst of his suffering. When he does encounter God in… Continue reading

It is HARD to get where we are going and it was HARD for Jesus too, Continue reading