“I have something I need to confess.” “Confession is good for the soul.” “I have a confession to make.” We use phrases like that and throw the word confession around a lot. But most of us, at least those of us from the Protestant “confession” really aren’t sure about the value or even the meaning… Continue Reading
We are inundated with negative feelings and emotions. But we don’t have to live with them. Isaiah 61:3 says God is the great exchanger. https://youtu.be/eGMA-oajOYM. Monday Matters Continue Reading
Here is a story of turning a tragedy into a blessing. God does that all the time. He may be doing that for you. https://youtu.be/kb-cyFcd4aI Monday Matters on YouTube. Continue Reading
I was good at distracted driving before it was a popular term. I don’t like driving. I like looking for deer, playing with the grandkids, waving at people at red lights (that really freaks them out.) So, Doris does the driving for us. She’s a good driver, stays focused, pays attention, and doesn’t seem to… Continue Reading
The walk with Jesus is a walk of discipline. That is why we are called disciples. That is why following Him is called discipleship. But discipline is not gritting your teeth and doing what you do not want to do. Discipline is having a heart open to being led by God. It is having a… Continue Reading
It seems we have lost the value of and appreciation for self-discipline. We want it now. We feel we are owed something. We don’t want to sweat. But there is grea power in regaining the art of discipline. https://youtu.be/p5FbE7-3D6Y Also, here’s an invite to the upcoming couples conference. Continue Reading
Continually. “They devoted themselves continually…” Acts 2:42 Last night we talked about a similar word, unceasing. Paul says, “Pray without ceasing.” I Thess. 5:17 Here are three possibilities. 1. Pray permanently. We should always be people of prayer. Never stop. I’ve never arrived to the point that I do not need to pray.2. Pray persistently.… Continue Reading
I am seldom distracted by the meaningless, the paltry, the obvious waste of time. I am quite often, though, distracted by the good. I want to please people. I want to be liked. I want to be be known. And I put off the best for the sake of some really good things, just not… Continue Reading
And we are off and running. The New Year is officially underway. Some businesses were closed yesterday because New Year’s Day was on Sunday. School was still out. Many Christmas decorations are still up. (Of course, this is Tennessee. That could be true in July.) But today, the world is back in full force, holiday… Continue Reading
There are four priorities for the believer, discipleship, fellowship, worship, and prayer. (Acts 2:42) Only one of those can really be done alone, prayer. Our walk with God was never intended to be a solitary event. It is communal. God’s first redemptive act was making clothes for Adam AND Eve. Then He saves Noah’s entire… Continue Reading