As many of you know, I’m immersed in a Beth Moore Bible Study called Believing in God. I so appreciate meeting with a magnificent group of about thirty ladies, focusing on the Biblical principles and active presence of God in our lives.
As my readers of It’s a God Thing! know, I believe that our providential God provides for us continuous presence and active participation in our daily lives. There is no conincidence for the committed Christian. God not only…..
I’ve probably, actually, no doubt, read this passage before, but this week, because of the recent events in my life, and because God knew I needed this message, I read Isaiah 46:3-4 as if I’d never heard it before.
Here’s what it says: “Listen to me, O house of Jacob, all you who remain of the house of Israel, you whom I have upheld since you were conceived, and have carried since your birth. Even to your old age and…..
As some of you know, in the last month I have lost dear ones to death: my brother, LJ Whitaker; my friends Debbie Davis and Jay Moskowitz; a man our small group has been praying for, Tony Francisco; our friend Mike Paljug’s mother; the uncle of our dear Nancy Buchanan; an esteemed musical director in Albany, NY; and tonight, a child we all loved, Ian Hensel.
Grieving without the love of Jesus would be so much more difficult. But we know there…..
I love to see people showing the love of Christ to others who are hurting. I was reminded of this unique gift fellow Christians give to others when I read recently one of the distinctions between Muslims and Christians in our society. I know it’s an oversimplification, but an important distinction, I think, as we look at current world tensions and the grief society is feeling right now.
As we know, Christians have blessed the world with charitable causes in…..
I’ll admit it, I’m sometimes anxious. I live in a fallen world, with perceived dangers and trials and worries and even rumors of war assailing me this morning. God made us sensitive and aware, and He gave us caring hearts, so it hurts to see possible dangers which could adversely affect us. I was reminded again of this propensity by a Facebook blog this morning.
With much of the world, I suppose, I watched the Congress briefing yesterday regarding a…..
I’ve read the Twenty-Third Psalm, memorized it, enjoyed it. Today I heard it used as a sermon at a funeral. Isn’t our purpose to apply what we read to a person’s life? To mine?
In the last three days, I’ve realized that my last three weeks has been filled with anything but the peace and assurance of the 23rd Psalm. My brother’s death a month ago, along with numerable family issues resulting in hurt feelings and anguish have not made…..