Following His Path To Something Beautiful
Why should God let me into heaven? Have you ever wrestled with the question if God should let you into heaven? I have just completed reading Ephesians with my dear friend, and if you want to read the gospel wrapped up in a nice little bow, read the first 3 chapters of Ephesians. In reading [...]
Have you ever wondered why you should be thankful? You see bible verse after bible verse, telling you to be thankful in all things, but does it really mean all things? Like everything? The good, the bad, the ugly, the beautiful, and everything in between? What about all the bad things that happen? Do we [...]
Today is my birthday... And in my new post for Candidly Christian, I am sharing with you the best advice I have ever received in those 40 years. 40 years... crazy right? And as you can imagine, I have received a lot of advice over those 4 decades. A lot! Some of it I want [...]
What do you want to remember in the unknown? I was just talking to someone about this yesterday. She is making a move in her life, and she said that there was so much unknown. But she was so excited about it. I am not one of those people. The unknown doesn't excite me (usually... [...]
Does anyone like FaceBook memories? Today I was reminded of a few significant events over the past 9 years, and 11 months. And today, I'm remembering God is God. He is good, and He is faithful. But 9 years and 11 months, that is how long I have been in my 30's. The day I [...]
Don't give up! Keep trying. Said Charlie. It started out as a normal day on the boat. We were on the island and trying to catch some fish. We actually caught a lot of fish. And big ones too for so early in the season. Charlie was really excited, however, one of us wasn't catching [...]
Have you ever been lost? Or felt like you were lost? We were at the playground today and as Olivia was playing I moved from where I was to another spot in the play area to sit. I thought Olivia had seen, but she went to where I had been sitting to ask me a [...]
Where is hope found? Have you ever felt like you are on a boat in the middle of nowhere, drifting, and not knowing if you are safe, or will run aground or sink? You maybe have lost hope, and wondering if you can find hope again. And where is hope found, if it has been [...]
She is usually the go-with-the-flow child. The comfortable in most situations child. But when Olivia gets uncomfortable she comes and sits next to me. She will then tell anyone who tries to play with her that she just wants to sit by her mom. This year we put her in camp, and usually, she likes [...]
Why should I follow Jesus? I can tell you a ton of reasons that you shouldn't. But I share with you today on Candidly Christian 4 reasons not to follow Jesus. And they probably aren't what you would think! It is always ironic when I write these posts 2 months before they are actually posted. [...]
