Storms

I am not a fan of big thunderstorms with high winds and lightening. I enjoy sitting on the front porch when a nice rain shower comes through. My front porch faces southwest, and that’s where a lot of our storm fronts come from. The summer thunderstorms go about as quickly as they come. Every now…

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Praying Perspective

I remember observing praying people when I was a young kid. Zach Webb prayed at church and prayed the same prayer every time he was called upon to pray.  My mammie was a quiet prayer warrior. Her faith was on display as she simply lived her life for others to notice. She was a student…

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Multiplication

There are four mathematical basic operations of arithmetic. There is addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication. Multiplication in its simplest form is repeated addition of a number. I was not a huge math fan when I was in school. Math touches every person on the planet in some form.  I’ve used math while in ministry. I’ve…

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Perspective

I enjoy seeing the humanity of Jesus collide with the divinity of Jesus. He is fully human, but fully divine. That is hard to wrap my mind around. I do understand the humanity part because I am completely human. I can only understand His divinity through the Presence of God’s Spirit helping me. As I…

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Rejection

This is not easy to deal with. I’ve been rejected many times and it hurts. I’m sometimes rejected because of the position I hold or the title I have. At other times, I’m rejected because of what I’m saying or what I have said. Rejection seems to say I’m not good enough. Rejection doesn’t compliment,…

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New Gems

I love to look at gems, but I don’t know much about them. They can be fake gems and still be pretty. Real gems can be worth lots of money. If I found one, I’d need lots of help discerning its value. Jesus was giving multiple examples of how valuable the Kingdom of Heaven is.…

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