(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 […]
Daily Gleanings
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 […]