Monthly Archives: November 2014

John 17:16-19 (I Give)

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A really good thought as we walk into the holidays.

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They do not belong to this world any more than I do. Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth. Just as you sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world. And I give myself as a holy sacrifice for them so they can be made holy by your truth.
(John 17:16-19)

Read: Matthew 28:16-20, Mark 16:12-18, Luke 24:13-49, John 20:19 – 21:25

Relate: As a general rule, I pull out my Christmas music right after the first time I see snow. I won’t necessarily start listening to it on a regular basis but I do dig it out of its hiding place and put it next to my CD player (Yes, I still have one of those) so I can listen to it when the mood strikes me. Putting a little Kenny G on as background while I sleep does…

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Heaven Pt. 157: A Cry For the Persecuted

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The “Heaven Posts” were originated as a word study through the Bible. The thought is  to bring a devotional thought from every section of the Bible that mentions the word “Heaven”.

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Here is today’s

Let this be written for a future generation,
    that a people not yet created may praise the Lord:
19 “The Lord looked down from his sanctuary on high,
    from heaven he viewed the earth,
20 to hear the groans of the prisoners
    and release those condemned to death.”
21 So the name of the Lord will be declared in Zion
    and his praise in Jerusalem
22 when the peoples and the kingdoms
    assemble to worship the Lord. Psm 102: 18-22 NIV

Many will deny it today but the truth is that the world at large is at war with Christianity. Here in the West we can easily hide from the fact that most of the Christian church across the planet faces hardship on levels that we would consider harsh persecution, but western denial does not change the fact that the gospel is now and has always been a message under siege.

Jesus said it would be so and truthfully none of the biblical writers ever had opportunity to consider an unpersecuted faith. The biblical text is proof positive that faith in the One True God has always attracted enemies. So what is the church to do in the face of persecution?

We are to pray and not give up! Where we can we are to comfort the hurting…And we are to continue to spread the Good news NO MATTER WHAT!

God will not forget us. Let us not forget Him!

Beyond Words

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Are you preparing yourself for what you will see?

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;Did you ever stop to think what heaven must be like?  I think all of us have at one time or another.  But it’s kind of like Winston’s Churchill’s comment about post World War II, it is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.  None of us know what it really is like.  Nor will we in this life.

 Probably the best Biblical description of heaven comes from John the Revelator.  And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.  It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.  It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the…

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A Time To Make A Mess and a Time To Clean Up

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Solomon tells us in Ecc. 3 that there is a time to every purpose under Heaven. I don’t see a time to pick up messes in his list. I suppose he had more than enough servants to pick up after him; So maybe it’s not that surprising that housecleaning never made the docket.

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While we do have church janitors here at Cornerstone, their job is not to pick up our junk. The poor young lady assigned to vaccum my office couldn’t even get the machine in the door on Sunday.

100_5739I suppose one of the first orders of business for me during this “season of rest” is to finish putting away all the stuff I took out from my “season of harvest.”

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Holy cow I think I could use another day off!

 

Share Your World 2014 Week 46

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It is time to share a bit of my world again. To see how others responded to Cee’s sharing questions go to

Share Your World – 2014 Week 46

Here are my answers:

On a vacation what you would require in any place that you sleep? 

I need a comfy bed, a clean room, and quiet. Nice views and a deep tub are an added bonus but not completely necessary.

Music or silence while working?

It seems I work faster or at least more focused when I have instrumental music playing.

If you were to move and your home came fully furnished with everything you ever wanted, list at least three things from your old house you wish to retain?

I think I would want my pictures, my wood stove and my book collection. I don’t have any family heirlooms or anything like that.

What’s your least favorite mode of transportation?

Camel?

Bonus question:  What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?

I was grateful to get a little rest last week. This week I am looking forward to settling down to writing the new book. Oh and I am looking forward to having lunch with Mr. and Mrs. James Franklin.

My daughter Melanie married the man of her dreams last Saturday

My daughter Melanie married the man of her dreams last Saturday

The Power of Forgiveness

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Is unforgiveness holding back a blessing?

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God commands us to forgive and so we must forgive.

Matthew 6:14-15 NKJV

        14 For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

How many times do we say the words yet our hearts are not quite ready to forgive? I always thought if I said it then one day I would truly believe it in my heart. Well, for this girl no such luck there were still things I needed to forgive. I didn’t realize I was holding on to unforgiveness until someone pointed it out to me and, oh boy, was that a big ouch.

My last post was about Daniel and his perseverance with prayer. I have been praying for years that my son’s seizures would stop and when they didn’t I would tell…

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Achievement

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You can find lots of achievements by going to

http://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/achievement/

Here is a pictorial display of some of mine.

The band Cloverton played to a nearly sold out house in our church last week.

The band Cloverton played to a nearly sold out house in our church last week.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

Helen Keller

My daughter Melanie married the man of her dreams last Saturday

My daughter Melanie married the man of her dreams last Saturday

The starting point of all achievement is desire.

Napoleon Hill

I achieved the goal of travelling to Ireland this fall.

I achieved the goal of travelling to Ireland this fall.

You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.

Woodrow Wilson