The Words of Jesus

I haven’t read The Words of Jesus, a Gospel of the Sayings of our Lord so this is not a book review; yet. I plan to as soon as possible. Why? I just found out that Phyllis Tickle graduated from Shorter College in 1955. What do you mean “So what?” I graduated from Shorter a [...]

Pray Without Ceasing (part 4 of 4)

Pray without ceasing means that we are continually in a spirit of communion with our Heavenly Father. It means to pray frequently, about everything, until it becomes our nature to be in prayer, not something we have to be reminded of.
Jesus not only taught his disciples to pray, but we see in the gospels [...]

Teach Us to Pray (part 3 of 4)

I found out that I couldn’t make just one post and say everything I wanted about prayer. I was afraid of that. On this occasion, let’s look at what we commonly call The Lord’s Prayer as Jesus’ example of how we are to pray. This is the prayer he taught his followers.
“Our [...]

Word of God Speak (part 2 of 4)

“Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”
The Word of God, according to Psalm 119:105, lights our way through this dark world. It gives us direction, lights our way, and guides our steps. The Bible, God’s Word, provides us with instruction on how to live: how to treat the [...]

Read the Bible and pray (part 1 of 4)

Weren’t we all told this as children? Perhaps as a new believer the pastor shook your hand and encouraged you to read the Bible every day. As basic as it sounds, as obvious as it seems to any believer, these two activities are the cornerstones of a close walk and fellowship with our Heavenly Father. [...]

God honoring, Christ centered

What’s the first thing you notice when you look at da Vinci’s Last Supper? It should be Jesus. He is in the middle of the picture, with six apostles sitting on either side. The composition of the painting is designed to draw your attention to Christ, who – here comes a revelation [...]

The Difference Jesus Makes in God

This is a follow-up to The Difference Jesus Makes, posted April 13th. That post was really about the difference Jesus makes in us.
What is God like to you? At the mention of God, all of us conjure up some image in the mind’s eye. Some imagine God to be like Zeus on [...]

Roman Catholic Christians

I’m the only writer in the entire blogoshpere that hasn’t said anything about Popy Benedict XVI being in the United States. Half the internet is devoted to this topic. There’s more pics of him this week than Brittney Spears; well, maybe not.
I’m still not going to blog on the Pope, but will take this occasion [...]

May 1st is RSS Awareness Day

Bloggers know about RSS, but the vast majority of Internet users do not.  May 1st will be RSS Awareness Day, created to get the word out about RSS.  RSSDay.org explains what RSS is, demonstrates how it works, and offers some examples of readers/aggregators.  Bloglines is the reader I personally use, recommended by Internet Monk.  Read [...]

Romans 8:28 -or- Mom’s Buttermilk Biscuits

“And we know that for those who love God, all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” (ESV)
That’s not exactly how I first memorized that verse 20 years ago in the KJV, but it’s close. Romans 8:28 is one of those verses that can easily be misunderstood and/or [...]