A Little R&R

All I can say right now about Leviticus 4 is…“Thank You, Lord, that all I have to do to be forgiven from my sins is repent to you.” The routine that the Israelites went through…Eeew! Now that I think about it, for some people, saying “I’m sorry” or “Please forgive me”...

Instant Gratification

Mark 1:16-18, “As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 17 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” 18 At once they left their nets and...

Read with anticipation.

Yes!  I couldn’t wait to read the bible this morning.  I opened the scriptures up with anticipation.  Since I’m reading the bible through in a year, I knew where today’s reading was going.  If you want a good jump start to your day, open up Matthew 28. Here are some...

Get intoxicated!

Get intoxicated!  What?  That’s right.  You heard me.  Go get drunk. Just not on what you think.  Go get drunk on love! Chapter five of Proverbs talks about “The Wisdom of Avoiding Adultery”.  This topic is rampant in our society. It breaks my heart every time I hear...

Wood/Jesus-filler

    Wood Filler.  This weekend I enlisted my step-dad to help me make a project.  This project is going to help keep my family organized in a very visual way.  At least I hope it will help.   I had envisioned a large, yet attractive, cork/chalkboard message...

Not the committee for me.

When I read Matthew 27:1, “Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people made their plans how to have Jesus executed.”  my heart sank. Now I have gotten up early to read my bible, go for a walk, go fishing, and venture off on a vacation. ...

You're not alone

Have you ever felt misunderstood, abandoned by family or friends, or alone?  Well, Jesus knows exactly how you feel.  He’s been there, done that.  (Just read Matthew 26) Just know that when you go through a season where you feel this way, you are never alone. In...

He's loved you since the get-go.

On a day that “LOVE is in the air”, I want to share this verse that I found comforting and just fell in LOVE with: Psalm 22:10, “I was thrust into your arms at my birth. You have been my God from the moment I was born.” Just the picture of being thrust into the arms...

Fill up and indulge

Bread and meat…now those are two requirements for my kind of meal.  In Exodus 29 I was reading about the ordination ceremony for Aaron and his sons.  When I came upon Exodus 29:33, it was either my mind or my stomach decided to camp on this verse. It may be a stretch,...

Just put them away!

“I’m Trying” That’s the name of a new section I’m going to be posting in every now and then. I guess I’m a little late on New Year’s resolutions, but the instances that I’ll be writing about don’t just pop into my mind on January first.  Usually when I made NY’s...