[06/08/2023 “teEn-MAIL”] “Trust.” Where ours is centered will make a huge difference in our Christian walk. Something which recently came to mind as I was thinking about the word “trust” is that if the first “t” is removed we have “rust” which can become the picture of that which is left idle and unused. Even … [Read more...] about TRUST OR RUST!
Faith
Our Gracious Father
I don’t know about you, but there have been plenty of times in my life when I messed up and needed forgiveness. There have also been times when I needed support. In fact, I still need forgiveness and support! Even though I believe I will grow and mature, I recognize that I’ll never be perfect. I’ll still make mistakes. We humans can never be complete on our own, despite how … [Read more...] about Our Gracious Father
The Christian Placebo?
I don’t know about y’all, but I know a topic that has come up many times recently at [church] is prayer. But let me ask you this: Is prayer a placebo to you or any of your friends? Now some of you are scratching your heads saying, “placebo?” To spare you a trip to the dictionary, it simply means a drug that doesn’t do anything. An easy example is Dumbo’s feather – he didn’t … [Read more...] about The Christian Placebo?
BROUGHT INTO PERSPECTIVE!
[06/03/2023 “teEn-MAIL”] [This focus was originally sent 06/11/2009 (Edited some.)] The statement has been made: “If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.” [Quote attributed to Regina Brett] Though there may be exceptions, generally speaking there is a lot of … [Read more...] about BROUGHT INTO PERSPECTIVE!
DIG DEEP!
[05/26/2023 “teEn-MAIL”] In Luke’s account of Jesus’ illustration of the wise builder, we read. . . “(47) Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: (48) he is like a man … [Read more...] about DIG DEEP!
