From the Blog
Welcome Words
In the past 3 or 4 years, the region where I live has been hit hard by the economic down turn. There were at least 5 failed banks and millions of dollars in wealth left our area due to the FDIC closing the banks and selling them off. These new owners of the banks then called many of the loans due … [Read More...]
Power – Punishment – Presence
I remember as a kid thinking of how sweet my grandmother was. Mammie was this sweet lady who always had a smile for me and always had a way of making things right. I can’t remember the incident when I saw her get angry, but I remember thinking: “I don’t want to get her mad at me!” She … [Read More...]
Mercy For Me
I am a life long recipient of the mercy of God. I am blessed way more than I deserve and I have a grateful heart for the Lord’s mercy on me. I’ve seen His mercy on others as well. I believe everyone needs mercy on occasion. I think I need in regular intervals. I know my heart and the Lord knows … [Read More...]
Repentant
I learned a long time ago to take responsibility for my own behavior. I learned that it doesn’t help to try and blame someone else for my mistakes or my decisions. I had to learn to take ownership of my choices. I think the Lord is pleased when we take responsibility for our choices and turn … [Read More...]
Pray Anywhere!
I love the story of Jonah because I see me in the story sometimes. I know that Jonah wasn’t this stellar, model prophet. He is actually known for running from the Lord’s call. I found it interesting reading his prayer from inside the big fish. I assume that he wrote this after the experience and … [Read More...]
Running
I used to like running. When I was a good bit younger, I would run 3 miles or so a day. You can’t tell it now. I’m out of shape and probably couldn’t run very far. I enjoy watching my son Luke run. I realized that I say I’m running quite a bit. I tell my secretary that I’m going to … [Read More...]
Dwayne Hicks, Broker