Psalm 30:5 For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; “…his favor lasts a lifetime…” wow, God gets angry temporarily but His love for us is forever! That is my new favorite part of the Bible, I have read the Bible many times but always find something new and exciting. His favor lasts a lifetime! Isn’t that exciting? That to me speaks volumes. […]
Fishing
Matthew 4:19 “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” As a child I loved fishing. All I needed to do was see where everyone else was fishing. I would go there and I always caught something. Right before I enlisted in the Army I worked on a professional fishing boat. Our catches […]
Together
Colossians 1:17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. ‘Together’ superficially, seems to be a word describing social settings. My wife Winnie and I are together for life. I am together with other Christians in our belief in God and God is together with us in a group. We gather together. The Bible’s word ‘together’ is more of […]
Ravens
1 Kings 17:6 The ravens brought (ELIJAH THE PROPHET) bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook. I have met and dealt with some very unpleasant people in life, and particularly on the mission field. With the exception of a few ‘missionaries’ themselves, it is easy to dismiss them as non believers, and walk away from them. I usually […]
Intentional
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Lately the Lord is teaching me to be more intentional about seeking His will in my life, my family’s lives, and in […]
Faces
I spent this week driving across America from Florida to Reno and back. What I love most about traveling are the faces of those who I have encountered on the road. When I reflect on the end of a trip, I mostly remember the amazing faces: the chiseled face of a Navajo Indian selling jewelry, […]
Hunger
I am driving across america with a close friend this week. Not only am I helping him, but I am always raising awareness of our charity’s needs. This week the pressing need is $1200 cash by Friday to pay our co-laborers. We all live hand to mouth. If we miss payroll, the staff and their dependents […]
Complaining
Recently I was in a room, and a lady entered complaining about me. It was nothing serious, but she was really embarrassed when she saw me. I laughed, which made her more embarrassed. Philippians 2:14 New Living Translation Do everything without complaining and arguing, Complaining is bad. It damages all of your relationships. Even worse, […]
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 […]
Provisions
Deuteronomy 8:4 New International Version Your clothes did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years. Lauren Cunninham once said, “God provided all the provisions of the Israelites in the desert. Also, their shoes never wore out, nor their clothes. Good thing they weren’t wearing white patent leather shoes and […]