But without faith it is impossible to please and be satisfactory to Him. For whoever would come near to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He is the rewarder of those who earnestly and diligently seek Him [out]. – Hebrews 11:6, Amplified Bible (AMP) Some years ago I was in the audience… Continue reading Are you an expert Christian?
Category: Life Stories
No Regrets: Part 2
Bronnie Ware worked in palliative care for many years, tending to people during the last three to twelve weeks of their lives. In response to her interaction with the dying, she wrote the book The Top Five Regrets of the Dying. The top five regrets, as Ware reported, are as follows: 1. I wish I’d… Continue reading No Regrets: Part 2
No regrets: Part 1
For godly grief and the pain God is permitted to direct, produce a repentance that leads and contributes to salvation and deliverance from evil, and it never brings regret; but worldly grief (the hopeless sorrow that is characteristic of the pagan world) is deadly [breeding and ending in death]. – 2 Corinthians 7:10, Amplified Bible… Continue reading No regrets: Part 1
You can’t always get what you want.
Not that I am implying that I was in any personal want, for I have learned how to be content (satisfied to the point where I am not disturbed or disquieted) in whatever state I am. – Philippians 4:11, Amplified Bible (AMP) I remember clearly the first time I encountered the phrase, “You can’t always… Continue reading You can’t always get what you want.
Ever gone farming on a talent show?
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. – Matthew 5:16, KJV According to a 2007 study on church attendance in the United Kingdom, only 10% of the UK adult population go to church at least weekly. Yet, in April of 2013,… Continue reading Ever gone farming on a talent show?
Child Rearing 101
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. – Psalm 127:3, King James Version (KJV) In his book 30 Lessons For Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans, Karl Pillemer reported the following advice regarding parenting:* What if there was one course of action… Continue reading Child Rearing 101
Tea anyone?
Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. – Genesis 12:4b, KJV When Jack taught our class, he related a story told by Dr. Stephen Davey of Wisdom for the Heart. A woman living in Melbourne, Australia accepted Christ as her Savior at age 70. Almost immediately after her conversion,… Continue reading Tea anyone?
I’m so overwhelmed! – Part 3
The appetite of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the appetite of the diligent is abundantly supplied. – Proverbs 13:4, Amplified Bible (AMP) Jerry DeVries, 78, was one of the experts that Karl Pillemer interviewed for his book 30 Lessons For Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans. As Mr. DeVries reports:… Continue reading I’m so overwhelmed! – Part 3
True grit is the determining factor of success.
Blessed (happy, to be envied) is the man who is patient under trial and stands up under temptation, for when he has stood the test and been approved, he will receive [the victor’s] crown of life which God has promised to those who love Him. – James 1:12, Amplified Bible (AMP) Angela Lee Duckworth holds… Continue reading True grit is the determining factor of success.
What do you think 1,000 elderly people had to say?
The glory of young men is their strength, and the beauty of old men is their gray head [suggesting wisdom and experience]. – Proverbs 20:29, Amplified Bible (AMP) In Proverbs 4:7 (AMP), God teaches us that: The beginning of Wisdom is: get Wisdom (skillful and godly Wisdom)! [For skillful and godly Wisdom is the principal… Continue reading What do you think 1,000 elderly people had to say?