The Fear of the Lord I was raised by two parents both of whom had preachers for fathers. My mom’s dad was a Freewill Baptist hellfire and brimstone preacher. I remember him pounding the pulpit begging sinners to come forward to receive Jesus and become born again. He was only … Continue reading
I just finished reading day one of the devotional by Louie Giglio from his book, Goliath Must Fall. This hit home with me because I really have been feeling like the enemy is attacking me hard of late. The Bible tells us in Genesis 3:14-15: “The Lord God said to the serpent, … Continue reading
This week here in the US, we’ve had another mass school shooting 🙁 This time in Parkland, Florida. The tragedy as awful and terrible as it was, is also dividing Christian against Christian in this blogger’s viewpoint. I have over 700 friends on Facebook and well over half are … Continue reading
It’s Valentine’s Day week. The day most of the world seems to celebrate love. But the GREATEST love took place over two thousand years ago on a hill called Golgatha. Also known as Calvary. God Who Himself IS love took the form of a human born to a virgin and … Continue reading
This time of year many Christian women tend to choose a “word of the year” they feel the Lord has spoken to them to focus on. This year the word the Lord has given me is, “Shepherd”. I think mainly because my earthly father was very harsh and could be … Continue reading
Welcome to 2018! A new year with new possibilities. I hope that you, like me, are determined to move forward in your faith and put everything that’s happened to you behind you (as much as possible at any rate) follow the apostle Paul’s example in Philippians chapter 3:13b-15: “But one … Continue reading
(Originally posted here in 2013): As I’ve been reflecting on how the Lord used my mother’s pneumonia to get her to the ER where they did an MRI on her chest and stomach and found the gangrenous gall bladder that could have killed her had it not been caught when it did, … Continue reading
Are you like so many other believers in this world who are feeling downhearted with all that’s going on in the world today? All that you and/or your family is going through? We know that in the END we win, if we belong to Christ and that gives us great … Continue reading
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces … Continue reading
I’m so very thankful that God is not like me. Nor you. While we give up on each other all the time, (though at times after a lot of effort and time), God never does. He gives us till our last dying breath to come to Him. He is steadfast … Continue reading
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