How Does Your Garden Grow?
For most of my married life I have enjoyed vegetable gardening. Not the multi-acre gardens I remember growing up on a farm in rural Conecuh County, Alabama, but a small, manageable plot that supplements our food source with delectable fresh produce. Harvests of green beans, yellow squash, zucchini, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, cabbage and the like […]
Run Your Race
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its […]
A Call To Pray
“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask […]
Who Is He That Even The Wind and Waves Obey Him
I was raised in a family of fishermen. As long as I can remember we fished out in the Everglades along the many canals. We fished from bridges and from the banks of both fresh and salt water. We also have had a boat for as long as I can remember. My brother got […]
Living In Darkness
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. John 8:12. Recently I was doing some yard work. The afternoon soon turned to dusk, but I worked on to finish up the project at hand. I had enough light […]
The Christmas Star
May the God of HOPE fill you with all JOY and PEACE as you trust in Him, so that you may OVERFLOW with the hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. What a wonderful blessing! Wouldn’t it be great if we were overflowing with Hope, Joy and Peace? I have so many friends who […]
Desiring the Greatest Treasure
Recently something spurred my thoughts to a classic movie I recall from childhood. The movie, though probably lesser known than some, made a lasting impression upon me and painted images that I can still envision through the closed eyes of my imagination. It is entitled “It Grows on Trees,” staring Irene Dunn, circa 1952. As […]
Thank You Veterans
Veterans Day is set aside to remember all those who served in our armed forces during times of war and peace. On this Veterans Day, I hope you will join me in saluting our Veterans and extend our gratitude for their service. All of us have someone in our families who is a veteran. For […]
When Life Pulls You Away from God
This morning I was reading in a devotional book I have. I’d like to share some thoughts that surfaced from that devotion. Mark 12:30-31 Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength…. And love your neighbor as yourself. Do we truly live […]
Re-boot with God’s Word
I don’t know about you, but I have moments when I become overwhelmed with the daily routine, deadlines and the “stuff” of living. Rather than staying focused on God, who has it under control, I frantically try to take charge myself concentrating more on the problems before me than the “problem solver!” It’s in those […]