John 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. I have never seen that verse stuck to a refrigerator, nor anywhere else for that matter. It should be though! It should bring great consolation to us. Tribulation means a […]
Awkward
Awkward- causing or feeling embarrassment or inconvenience. (Para Español sigue abajo) Love is visible, touchable, approachable, receptive, kind and friendly. There is nothing awkward about love. 1 John 1:1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched–this we proclaim concerning the Word of […]
Support
1 Thessalonians 5:14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all [men] You thought this was going to be a plea for financial support, right? Haha, WRONG! I will say one thing though. Whether someone one donates $10 or $10,000, it makes me eternally grateful. I know the donators are […]
Visited
(por favor, desplácese hacia abajo para español) Matthew 25:36 I was naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. The original Greek word for visited means literally, to look out for. It is also gerund, meaning NOT just one time. J Vernon McGee said, […]
Reckless
Luke 15:4 Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? Times must have changed. I don’t know of anyone who would risk 99 things because he lost 1 thing. If an accountant for example were to loose […]
Entrenched
-An attitude, habit, or belief firmly established/permanent; Ingrained. Note: I may be in Tampa the 27-29th of April, I would love to see you there. Matthew 21:15 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that *Jesus* did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were sore displeased. The children (literally-12 year old boys) were crying out to Jesus, “Hosanna.” (Literal meaning, […]
Bugs
Leviticus 11:20 Don’t eat insects that have wings and walk on all four feet; they also are to be hated. ‘Don’t eat bugs.’ -God God used His Word to keep the people safe in the wilderness in a time that germs and diseases were yet to be discovered. God still does. Back then God used the insects to remove the invisible things that would […]
Retirement
Matthew 7:26-27 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell… Look at the picture above! Jesus warned us about this! Here is a guy who built his […]
Humility
Matthew 6:2 So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Have you ever noticed that there are no classes or self help books on how to be humble? It’s because humble people don’t realize that they are. Here are two verses about […]
Lazy
Prov 10:26 KJV As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. Although the King James Version of the Bible (my fav) doesn’t use the word lazy it does use the word ‘sluggard’, which means lazy person. Lazy is kind of a gentle way of saying ‘sluggard’. The spanish word for lazy is ‘perizoso’. Also the word for sloth is ‘perizoso’. They move […]
Gleaning
Leviticus 23:22 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God. As a Christian I am always astounded when I want to introduce someone to another Christian, but that Christian […]
T.E.A.M.
Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. T.E.A.M. – Teaching, Encouraging, Admonishing, Ministering I have never seen an American pastor, of any teams that have been down here, reprimand the praise and worship leader of […]
Return
Hosea 6:1 Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. We are all just one lucky punch, romantic flirt, temper tantrum, click on thecomputer, slip on a banana peel, mistake at work, traffic accident away from what we would refer to as the point […]
Acceptance
Genesis 4:6-7 The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it.” The modern term for acceptance is validation. People need […]
Shine
Numbers 6:24-26 The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance[a] upon you and give you peace. Shine means to give out a bright light. God’s light, shining out of his face, onto you!! What an interesting blessing, but what is it? It is a blessing […]
New Year
My life, as I know it, seemed to come to an end last night. Well at least I felt that way. I carried six boxes of baby food to a little pocket of people down a slippery path. Didn’t weigh much, it’s baby food. Got home, took my shoes off and sat barefoot in our […]
Pain
Revelation 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. King James of Scotland dressed as a beggar and walked among the poor to feel their pain […]
Lines
Psalms 16:6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. If you don’t like waiting in lines, do not live in a developing country. I never liked lines. The Army ruined my taste for them. Children love lines, like waiting for food, presents, or a piñata. They […]
Finders Keepers
Genesis 4:9 Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?” Caine was in big trouble. He just bumped off his brother Abel because God accepted Abel’s sacrifice of a first born, choice lamb. Caine was also mad because God rejected his […]
BusYness
Luke 2:49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? Wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business? When people tell me they are ‘slammed’ or ‘busy’ I get frustrated! We are all busy. Relationships should always take precedence over agendas. Especially if you are a follower of Christ. Being […]
Tithe
Hebrews 7:9 And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham. A tithe literally means 10%. I learned in seminary that theologians love to argue. Worst of all, theologians aren’t very kind people as a rule. FB proves it even more. Arguing is sin, because it’s vanity. Paul said in […]
Move
Acts 20:24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. I promised myself not to become an old man […]
Be Attitude
Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Winnie and I used to tell our kids when they were grumpy that we didn’t like their attitudes and that they had 3 minutes to change it. We used to quietly […]
You
Matthew 6:25 Therefore I say unto YOU, take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? ‘You’ is a very personal word. In the wrong hands it can aggressive, […]
Fingers
John 8:6 This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. Hmmmm that sounds familiar, lets see who else wrote with their finger… Deut 9:10 And the LORD delivered unto me two tables of stone written with the finger of […]
Stink Eye
Stink Eye- -a facial expression of distrust, disdain, or disapproval Giving someone a dirty look! Proverbs 6: 16-19 These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: 17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running […]
Relief
Acts11:29 Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea: Friends, the Bible says, can be closer than brothers (relatives). I think it is because you can choose your friends. Rarely do I see someone who is best friends with someone related to them. […]
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 […]
Light
Genesis 1:4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. I flew with a former pastor the other day. I had heard of him before. He was a great teacher. He had a large 600 member church, and travelled around the world teaching the Bible. After a handshake and back slap he proudly declared to me that he no […]
Faith
James 2:20, NKJV …faith without works is dead. People love the word faith. First off, exactly what is faith? Faith definition is: confidence or trust in a person or thing. NOW the question is, faith in what? Faith in faith? Faith in you? Faith in positive mental attitudes? Faith in your pastor or ‘spiritual superiors’? Faith in your interpretation of God’s Word? The only faith […]