(español below) EPHESIANS 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. God has already has provided everything we need— all the salvation and blessings we will ever need are in the finished work of Jesus. We as mature […]
Daily Gleanings
Rain
(español below) Matthew 5:45 ‘God’ sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. Rain is an act and expression of love. God is an equal opportunity lover. Even when we don’t want rain we get it. Even when the unjust don’t love God, they are loved. We as His children, should be the same […]
Spiritual
(español below) I Corinthians 3:1 “And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual….” When Paul was talking to the carnal Christians in the church of Corinthians he said, “I couldn’t speak unto you as unto spiritual men.” That applies to most of us unfortunately. Who is this spiritual man that Paul […]
Carnal
(español below) I Corinthians 3:1-3 “And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. For ye are yet […]
Know
(españoL BELOW *NOTE; we are looking to buy a small van w/ AT. We are willing to drive it down to Nicaragua from the states. 2 Timothy 1:12 For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is […]
Faithful
(español and progress @ Home for At-Risk children below) 1 Corinthians 4:2: It is required of stewards, that a man be found FAITHFUL! To be faithful you have to have faith. I find myself weak in faith sometimes. When I am low in that area, it is hard to be faithful. Invariably it’s when […]
Grace
(español abajo) PHASE 3 OF OUR HOME FOR AT-RISK TODDLERS ALMOST FINISHED Ephesians 2:8-9 “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” Grace is a gift from God, that we don’t deserve. I once worked in […]
Willingness
WILLINGNESS (Español abajo) A $199 mission trip offer (scroll down) THE WINNER HOME FOR AT-RISK GIRLS IS NOW AT Step 3, THANKS TO YOU ALL! Willingness Ecclesiastes 5:1 Watch thy feet when thou goest to the house of God and draw near with more willingness to hear than to give the sacrifice of fools, for […]
Voices
VOICES (Español abajo) WINNER HOME FOR AT-RISK GIRLS @ Step 3 NOW! Psalm 77 I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me. There are lots of voices out there and yet God hears just you when you are repentant of your sins and have […]
Hold On
Hold-On! WINNER HOME FOR AT-RISK GIRLS @ Step 3 NOW! ◄ 1 Corinthians 9:27 ► But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. This is a truth that I have learned, both physically as well […]
Glory
GLORY (Lord’sPrayer Pt20) (Español abajo) -Progress on the Winner home for at-risk girls see below- Matthew 6:13 for Thine is the kingdom, the and the GLORY…. ALL Glory belongs to God. There are 3 G’s that make a pastor fall, Girls, Gold and Glory. Many pastors fall because of the later. All the glory belongs […]
Joy
Nehemiah 8:10 …the joy of the Lord is your strength. Nehemias 8:10 …el gozo de Jehová es vuestra fuerza Gozo is the Spanish word for joy. I don’t know why, but gozo seems to be such a much richer word than joy. I have a friend whose sister’s name was Joy. We called her Gozo because we were both learning Spanish at the same time, […]
Encourage
Encourage – to give courage. We as Christians are here to encourage one another. We live in scary times, we can use all the courage we can get. My pastor is down here from Burton Ohio. What an encouragement. When someone is tired, they become Discouraged. Cowardice soon follows. Their effectiveness and personal walk is affected. When they are Encouraged they are […]
Callate
Ecclesiastes 3:7 a time to be silent and a time to speak Cállate is Spanish for ‘shut up’. It’s ok to say it in Spanish, but not in English. Different countries and languages place emphasis on different words. For example, in English, we can say the word ‘stupid’ all day long without problems. In Spanish, however, you are likely to get […]
Midlife
Proverbs 16:31 Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of righteousness. I am bald, not gray, but the same thing. Aging is all about self image and perception. Gray hair is nothing to be ashamed of. Baldness is painless. A wig or dyed hair is expensive, inconvenient, and doesn’t deceive anyone. Embrace your age! I personally […]
Paperboy
Proverbs 25:25 Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land. This is the week of the annual fair back in my home town. Hearing favorable reports about it on social media brings back a lot of good memories. The Geauga County Fair has always been good for the whole town. Everyone anxiously waits for the fair every year. It’s a great […]
Understand
Matthew 15:10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them Hear, and understand. Jesus tells us to ‘understand’ even though that He knows that we don’t always. He tells us to understand knowing that there is a possibility that we don’t. Even when He was here in the physical, explaining things lovingly and patiently, people […]
Juan Garcia
We met Juan Garcia in a nursing home in Rivas, Nicaragua. He doesn’t know how old he is, nor how long he has been in the old folks home. He doesn’t even know what religion is. But he does know that he loves Jesus. Watch this cute video of him enjoying life.
REST
REST Genesis 2:2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. God’s work was done so He rested. BECAUSE HIS WORK WAS DONE. People in general LOVE a day off. I have some questions though. For […]
depressed
depressed I go through my rumbo and develop the word of the day. I seek the key word in the concordance, and write, Like FUN, there is no word for today in the Bible either. ‘DEPRESSED’ David, Jonah, and many more people in the Bible went through depression. Jesus Himself was called a […]
Poor
Poor Matthew 5:3 Blessed are the Poor. Jesus said that the poor are blessed. He told us to feed them and to love them. He also said the poor will always be with us. We are to minister to the poor. Winnie and I have been working directly with the poor for the last 3 […]
Self-talk
Self-Talk Psalm 103:1 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Who was King David talking to? He was talking to himself, his essence, which is his soul. The Bible is full of Self-Talk. Self-Talk is good. It is not bad, if you are saying good […]
ambulance
Ambulance Mark 2:4 ‘Jesus Heals a Paralytic’ …And they came, bringing to Him a paralytic, carried by four men. Being unable to get to Him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above Him; and when they had dug an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic was lying. And Jesus […]
Disappointed
Disappointed Hebrews 9:27(KJV) 27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: Appointments are dates, or times when you need to be some place. If you miss that appointment you are a disappointment to someone who set up the appointment, the person who is waiting for you. Another type […]
Boring
Boring Philippians 4:11 Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. Spent the morning today in jail. Some spoiled rich kids came down from the states to surf. Flew in, rented a vehicle, loaded it with surf boards to pass away the day surfing on […]
Self talk
Self-Talk 103 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Who was King David talking to? He was talking to himself, his essence, which is his soul. The Bible is full of Self-Talk. Self-Talk is good, it is not bad, IF you are saying good things, not bad things. […]
Changes
Changes Daniel 2:21 And He changes the times and the seasons. God changes things, we don’t As you know we are going through some changes. We are setting up our own 501c3, putting on our BIG BOY PANTS! Woooo Hoooo! With these changes we are improving for the long run. Hope for children […]
Continuous wish list
This wish list is perpetual DOES NOT HAVE TO BE NEW… but does have to be clean and serviceable All for our prek and infantile feeding center (please watch out for choking hazards) crayons (both THICK and normal) EVEN USED CRAYONS ARE GOOD play do clay pipe cleaners crazy eyes *BIG* paint […]