Jesus is offensive
Sometimes Jesus himself, is offensive to people and they will turn away. Understanding the truth, some will refuse to follow Christ.
Month: July 2012
Pray for your kids – willing to work
Pray your children grow into understanding a Biblical perspective on work which enables them to accept it will not be easy but that there is a purpose in all work. Ask Jesus to help them see that as our Father is working, so too it is good for us to work.
The first thousand thanks
During this past week I noted my thousandth prayer of gratitude to Jesus for all He gives me. What I’ve learned in the 22 months since I first began recording gifts goes way beyond any […]
Ineluctable
I learned a new word today: ineluctable. According to the Shorter Oxford Dictionary it means: Unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable. This wonderful word was introduced to me by Seamus Heaney in his poem […]
Am I enough?
This week’s 5 Minute Friday prompt is ‘Enough’ Go: “It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.” (1 Kings 19:4 ESV) We men are generally supposed to […]
My cheerful winter friends
As a lily among brambles,so is my love among the young women. (Song of Solomon 2:2 ESV) Near the entrance to the building in which I work is a patch of irises. I particularly like […]
Death and the Victorian child
I found this interesting little quote in the journal Pediatrics, Volume 76, Number 3, September 1985, page 370: Death and the Victorian child (1869) Today’s children, at least in this country, are shielded from death […]
Whats the story
This week’s 5 Minute Friday prompt: ‘Story’ Go: “What’s the story?” I hate those words. As a kid it usually meant I was about to be busted for my latest misdemeanor and had to think real fast […]
