“When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field’ (Matthew 9:36-38).” The World [...]
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It’s halftime, boys
Posted in Christian family, God the Father, Knowing God, witnessing, tagged 19th nervous breakdown, Bleachers novel, James Dobson, Jepthah's daughter, John Grisham, N, The Rolling Stones, Women's World Cup 2011 on July 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In search of God
Posted in Knowing God, Purpose, tagged In Search of America on July 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple. For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in [...]
Share and share alike
Posted in Christian family, Christian fellowship, Knowing God, relationships, tagged "You've Got Your Troubles", discipline, obedience to God, Pharoah and the plagues, suffering on July 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding, and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear [...]
Ding Dong!
Posted in Faith, Knowing God, tagged "Splish, Bobby Darin, Moses, obedience to God, Pharaoh, Splash", The Exodus on June 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
”Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me (Revelation 3:20).” Murray K was a famous disc jockey in the 1950s. He bet Bobby Darin that he couldn’t write a song that began [...]
The indescribable gift
Posted in Knowing God, suffering, tagged Sports bloopers on June 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows (James 1:17).” As an American, I called it an “indescribable gift.” Clint Dempsey of the USA side kicked a soft shot toward goal. The ball bounced toward England goalie Robert Green, [...]
It’s all about knowing God
Posted in Knowing God, tagged Job, Jordan Burnham, the purpose of suffering on May 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you. Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes (Job 42:5,6).” Jordan Burnham, a high school kid who seemed to have it all, had just jumped out of his bedroom window, eight stories up. When police found him, his legs and other parts [...]
