Spiritual Growth
Put Up Your Antenna
We proclaim to You the One who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw Him with our own eyes and touched Him with our own hands. He is the Word of life. This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen Him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that He is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then He was…
Growing Pains
Grandchildren – Grandchildren for a week – Grandchildren for a week when you aren’t used to having them around! That’s where we are as I write this. Our three Delaware grandkids are blessing us this week and producing for us memorable moments. Did you know that children can fuss with each other? And did you know that more often than not they do it over the silliest and…
He Is Reaching Out
Do you realize that God is for you and not against you? For many, the weight of sin or failures zaps the joy of salvation right out of them. God the condemning Judge looms large. For those individuals and for all of us let me remind you of what God’s Word says: There is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. And because you belong to Him, the power of the…
Are You Bugged?
Recently I had the opportunity to take a small group of senior adults from our church to Caswell for a retreat. When I’m down there I love, weather permitting, to get up early and go sit on the porch of the conference center and enjoy some quiet time with the Lord. The following is what I wrote in my spiritual journal one morning on this last visit [The Lord’s words are…
A Willing Heart
I want to thank you for tuning into my heart thoughts every month. It means a lot to me that you would think my ideas worth considering. This month I’d like to introduce you to some thoughts from someone that I tune into a lot – my bride – Lucy! Just this last week God woke her up during the night with some thoughts she couldn’t lay aside. She got up and jotted those…
You Are Royalty
Popeye speaks for all of us when he boldly states: “I yam what I yam!” Who else can he be, after all, but himself? Who else can you be? But are you, like most, sometimes dissatisfied with the way you are? Do you feel like your ears are too big, your mouth too small? Maybe you think God isn’t really pleased with His creation of you. You can’t sing like Wendy, you can’t…
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
The story is told about a minister who was sitting next to an astronomer on a recent plane trip. After some conversation about the work of the church and religion, the astronomer said, “Well, what it all boils down to is simply the Golden Rule, isn’t it?” The minister began to question the astronomer on the many facets of his field, and they discussed space warp, black…