Where's the love?
It's December and time for some Christmas memories. This pic was on our Christmas postcard, 1985.
Where's the love
Revelation 2:1-7
This passage contains the first of the seven letters to the seven churches of Asia Minor. This letter, written to the church in Ephesus, contains a phrase that is familiar to most of us ..."I have this against you, that you have left your first love," v4. Read more
Revelation
This is a recent pic of my mom. As a child and throughout my youth, I have one clear and recurring image of my mom. Every morning, she would be sitting in her chair, in the living room, with a cup of coffee and her Bible. Her example has had an enduring effect on my life. Love you mom.
Revelation
After some prayer and reflection, I've decided study through Revelation. I’m a little nervous in that I’ve never studied through Revelation devotionally. In the past, I’ve tended to approach Revelation from a theological standpoint. Read more
Psalms 144
If your grandson says, "let's go wash your car, Pop", then you go wash the car...even if it's a chilly day.
Psalms 144
God is everything to us but the emphasis here is God is our Strength. He is strong and Almighty, and we are so blessed because He is strong on our behalf. He directs His strength toward us, for us and on our behalf for our good.
We need His strength. There are many forces (spiritual and natural) allied against us. Verse 2 is especially descriptive: “His strength is girded by LOVINGKINDESS.” His strength directed toward us is for Read more
Psalms 143
This golf hole is called "the most beautiful golf hole in Texas." It's the par 3, #16 at Cordillera Ranch, Boerne, TX. It's a few miles from where we built our house in the Texas hill country.
Psalms 143
Bringing accountability into my life to have daily time with God has been so good for me. However, I could say sometimes I love it and other times, well, I don’t. Read more
Psalms 141
This is a picture of my Pacific Christian College basketball team, 1979, in between classes. I'm on the far left. I like to tell people that I played College basketball. They look at my 5'8" frame and look surprised. But just between me and you.....it was a very small college.
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Psalms 139, part two
In this Pic I'm with two dear friends whom I work with, Scott and Jalyn, while on an exploratory business trip to Ireland several years ago. In this picture we were in Tullamore where the city officials were proud to give us a tour of the Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey distillery. Unfortunately, the business opportunity did not work out and I haven't been back. A beautiful country!Read more
Give Thanks - Psalms 139
Sunset in Kauai, Hawaii
Psalms 139
I’m taking a break from my regular reading and soaking in Psalms 139. God is all knowing. Yes, God obviously knows everything about everything, but here the emphasis of David is that God knows everything about ME. Lord, you not only know every action and every move I make, you know my thoughts, my motives and intentions behind them all. Verse 4 says, "behold, o Lord, YOU KNOW IT ALL."Read more
Psalms 34
Having grandchildren is simply the BEST!
Psalms 34
verse 1 says "I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth." If I'm honest with myself, I must acknowledge that I am not conscious of God throughout the day. I have this God-conscious adrenaline surge in the morning during my devotions (which I thankfully crave when I awake) but then I go through the day mindful of MY activities and focused on MY desired accomplishments. My activities and accomplishments are not anti-God (mostly) but I am not "mindful" or actively conscious of God most of the time. Conversely, the Psalmist, David, says "I will bless the Lord at ALL TIMES; His praise shall CONTINUALLY be in my mouth". To carry this theme further, this psalm conveys the sense of not just "thinking" about God always but "speaking" about God always. "I will bless" and "His praise shall continually be in my MOUTH". Lord, may your name be always on my mind and may I speak of you often in all situations.Read more
Psalms 106
This is a sweet lady who I met while on a ministry trip in Swaziland, Africa. She caught my attention because her pink shirt said, "Sarah Palin is my homegirl". I asked if she knew who Sarah Palin was. She did not but said she picked the shirt because of the color. If you click on the blog link and scroll down you can see the full picture.
Rebellion and Deliverance
Psalms 106:1-48
This is an amazing Psalm of repentance that exalts the lovingkindness of God to forgive and save. I'm fortunate that I tend to live in a conciousness of grace. It's a good place to be. I didn't grow up in a religion of guilt and legalism requiring penance (voluntary self-punishment inflicted as an outward expression of repentance for having done wrong). So, I always lean toward grace and enjoy the comfort that I'm always forgiven. Perhaps even taking it for granted.Read more