Saturate
What better mindset should I have coming before You, Father… Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a right spirit within me. My friend, Geri Rosser, shared her rendition of this Keith Green song from 1979 based on Psalm...
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We Need a Reset
A beautiful day, proceeding a misty morning – thank You, Father, for the beauty of the world that You have created! Praise and honor to You! Romans 1:8-17 (<<click here to read the passage) Yesterday, I spoke of Not Loving...
Read MoreIt’s Amazing!
…God said, “I am giving you a sign of my covenant with you and with all living creatures, for all generations to come. I have placed my rainbow in the clouds. It is the sign of my covenant with you and with all the earth. When I...
Read MoreCount Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)
Some of the greatest blessings You have given us, Father, are those around us. My helpmate in life is one straight from You. Bless her, Father, and may I be a blessing to her as well. Amen. ******** I think I’m the only one in...
Read MoreMentality of Gratefulness
It was a challenging day with all the ice and snow, Father, but thank You for Your watchcare over all the bus drivers and others driving to and from school today. Keep us in the hollow of Your hand. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ From a very early...
Read MoreAvoid Envy
No bus trips this weekend, Father, but a full slate nonetheless. Thank You for the strength and ability to accomplish some things around the house, for time spent in worship, and for the blessing of being out and about with...
Read MoreAnticipate Your Blessings
Father, as we sit down together this evening, I would ask for Your wisdom. I am just allowing too much to be placed on my plate. I want to serve to the best of my abilities and there are so many opportunities but I need to...
Read MoreMagnifying the Negative
(I wrote this back in the spring of 2015 but I wanted to give a follow-up report! This is one area where the Lord has truly answered my prayers! Over the last couple of years He has worked in me to sidestep putting in my...
Read MoreThrough the Eye of a Needle
Father, being officially diagnosed with diabetes recently has been an adjustment. Thank You for a caring wife who is by my side to help me along through this part of my journey. Thank You for the tools given to me in order to...
Read MoreCalling All Husbands!
This a post from the end of 2015 but I wanted to reshare it, especially with Father’s Day this Sunday. Yesterday, Karen and I celebrated Anniversary 32! You have greatly blessed me, Father. It would be very difficult to...
Read MoreHang onto Your Hats!
Father, this is such a hectic time of year! Of course, it often times is much to our own making. One of the biggest struggles in being a bi-vocational pastor is that I have the combination of two vocations which have the...
Read MoreHow Much Time Is Left?
Yesterday was full (and wet) but it was full of blessings! It was a blessing to share what You had laid on my heart at both churches, Father, It was a blessing to interact once more with the Balcom family at Wayne’s calling...
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