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He Makes All Things New

Posted on January 1, 2011 by in Blog, Depend on God, Holy Spirit

The beginning of a new year is a great time to reflect on God’s incredible love and provision.  We have so much to praise Him for and to rejoice for and in.   If He stopped with providing eternal salvation for us, that alone would be worthy of our eternal gratitude and praise.  But God [...]

Festive Dwellings

Posted on December 14, 2010 by in Blog, comfort, Depend on God, Holy Spirit

During the Christmas holidays, we fill our homes with the tantalizing aromas of gingerbread, peppermint, cookies baking, homemade candies, and other soothing smells like evergreen trees and wood burning fires.  We surround ourselves with the cheering visions of twinkling lights, crystal ornaments, decoratively wrapped packages, Christmas trees, Nativity scenes, holly, mistletoe, poinsettias, bows, and holiday [...]

Training in the Dark

Posted on November 14, 2010 by in Blog, Depend on God, Stand Firm

Watching the news these days can be a test of our faith, but recently I heard a story of exceptional faith and hope—in the news. The focus of the story was Edison Pena, the 34 year-old Chilean who was the12th man rescued from the collapsed mine.  Pena and his co-workers were trapped for 69 days [...]

Tools of Mass Deception

Posted on November 6, 2010 by in Blog, Deception, Depend on God

Subtle deception has been a tool in Satan’s arsenal since the beginning.  The thing about subtlety is that, well, you just don’t notice it.  God recently brought one of those deceptions to light for me. For the majority of human history, man understood that he is created in God’s image and higher than the animals, [...]

The Nighttime Crazies

Posted on October 30, 2010 by in Blog, comfort, Depend on God, Life, Trust

If you have ever lived with creatures of the purr and tail you have experienced, what I call, the  At some point in almost every evening, felines react dramatically to non-existent things or situations.  It is extremely entertaining, and frankly one of the highlights of my day. I think what makes the experience so intriguing [...]