The Road of Life is not a straight highway. There are curves and hills and turns and detours. The unsuspected changes to our planned route do not show up on our current road map. Google redirections are not available. A recent reminder of that feeling of helplessness came on my long six-hour trip home alongContinue reading “WRONG TURNS ON THE ROAD OF LIFE”
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A CUP OF HOPE! (Part 2)
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit (Romans 15:13). REVIEW: HOPE IS THE CONFIDENT EXPECTATION OF EXPERIENCING ALL THE FUTURE GOOD GOD HAS PROMISED…SOMEHOW…SOMEWAY…SOMETIME. ILLUSTRATION: Fill the cup of coffee. Make it fresh,Continue reading “A CUP OF HOPE! (Part 2)”
A CUP OF HOPE
Would you like your life to be filled to overflowing with fresh Hope, Joy, and peace? A PRAYER OF HOPE! (Part 1) Romans 15:13 is a wonderful prayer that God wants every believer to experience: “Now may the God of Hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will aboundContinue reading “A CUP OF HOPE”
007 and the Snow Bunny
The opening sequence of the James Bond film A View to a Kill involves a thrilling ski chase down the icy slopes of a mountain in Siberia. The 007 spy graciously glides and smoothly swerves on an improvised snowboard to evade pursuing enemies with all the iconic action set to the background music of theContinue reading “007 and the Snow Bunny”
THE GREAT OUTDOORSMAN
My new college freshman friend was a decorated Eagle Scout. I was kicked out of my Boy Scout pack before reaching the Tenderfoot level. George asked if I liked being outdoors. I enjoyed playing football and baseball outdoors, and I practiced basketball in my backyard almost every day. George was the real life protype forContinue reading “THE GREAT OUTDOORSMAN”
Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover: Renew Your Resolution
Voted Top Favorite story again. I received a late-night call from the police. A body was found in the backyard of the missionary house adjacent to our church parking lot. A neighbor had called 911. The person was either drunk or dead. The law enforcement asked me to be there as quickly as possible toContinue reading “Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover: Renew Your Resolution”
A NEW YEAR REDO
REDO—to do over again, to repeat an action with hopes of better results. We all have moments we wish we could REDO. Maybe it was last year or an entire lifetime. REDO. It is a term woven into the fabric of our culture. The first time I ever heard that word was when my three-year-oldContinue reading “A NEW YEAR REDO”
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Every new year begins with GREAT EXPECTATIONS and usually slides downhill from there. This year is going to be GREAT! This year has turned out GOOD! This year has been OK! Then about the time this year becomes the WORST, someone hits the recycle button and its HAPPY NEW YEAR with GREAT EXPECTATIONS! Charles Dickens’Continue reading “GREAT EXPECTATIONS”
A CHRISTMAS LOVE LETTER
by REX BLANKENSHIP Oh, the Love of Christ!Without beginning.Without ending.Without interruption.Without limits. Relentless. Uncontainable. Inexhaustible. It created a beautiful universe.It gives life.God with us. Oh, the Love of Christ! Sleeps in a stable.Hangs on a cross.Perfumes an empty tomb.Glorifies a heavenly throne. It shines on every face of every raceliving at every pace in every space.Continue reading “A CHRISTMAS LOVE LETTER”
DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY CHRISTMAS (Part 2)
All families are ‘dysfunctional.’ They just differ in degree of dysfunctionality. Jesus had a long history of family dysfunction. A long time ago in a Galilee far, far away…a Star appeared over the place a child was born. Jesus’ family Christmas story is chronicled in Matthew 1, the gospel that serves as a swinging gateContinue reading “DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY CHRISTMAS (Part 2)”
LOVE FIRST...LOVE MOST 