Entries from September 30th, 2008
We had our first whole day of services on Sunday. The people at Lake City Baptist Church are so friendly and welcoming. It is almost like we are at home. Brother Randy has really been preaching the Word, and at the night service, several people came down to make some things right with God. We [...]
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Tags: fellowship·mission trip·salvation
We got on the bus at 6 AM on Friday, September 26, 2008, and headed towards the first leg of our trip to Lake City, Michigan. It was a long ride, and we didn’t get to Fort Wayne, Indiana, until almost 10 PM. We did go on the church bus, so at least you could [...]
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Tags: Christian·Jesus·Michigan·mission trip·revival·Savior
The King James Version of this verse says “The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.” What an awesome verse! Every Christian should be liberal and giving towards others. God expects us to do this first, and then He gives it back. Learn to let your everyday [...]
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Tags: abundance·bless·Christian·God
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. -Robert Brault- When we are children, we can’t wait until we turn 16 so we can drive; then we can’t wait to turn 21 so we can be “legal.” As adults, we tend to dream about a [...]
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Tags: God·obedience·things
JESUS and THE MUD PUDDLE (You gotta believe a 6 year old) Howard County Sheriff Jerry Marr got a disturbing call one Saturday afternoon a few months ago. His 6-year-old grandson Mikey had been hit by a car while fishing in Greentown with his dad. The father and son were near a bridge by the [...]
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Tags: compassion·Jesus·protection·story
THE ROOM 17-year-old Brian Moore had only a short time to write something for a class. The subject was what Heaven was like. “I wowed ‘em,” he later told his father, Bruce. “It’s a killer. It’s the bomb. It’s the best thing I ever wrote..” It also was the last. Brian’s parents had forgotten about [...]
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Tags: Christ·deeds·God·story
When you look at this picture, what is the first thing you think about? Do you look at the whole picture and think how hard it will be to achieve this monumental feat, or do you think you can quite capably accomplish the job by taking one step at the time until you have reached [...]
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Tags: faith·God·guidance·Holy Spirit·steep steps
The Chapstick Story We had this great 10 year old cat named Jack who just recently died. Jack was a great cat and the kids would carry him around and sit on him and nothing ever bothered him. He used to hang out and nap all day long on this mat in our bathroom. Well [...]
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Tags: chapstick·funny·mother·story
We all have times where circumstances are less than ideal, and sometimes they are downright lousy. During these times, we must make an extra effort to stay in the Word, pray, and trust God. That is the only way you can stay strong and not be changed for the worse. It is during the hard [...]
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Tags: adversity·change·Christian·coffee·God·problems. circumstances
I think this is a great article. We all do need to work much more on controlling what and how we think. Thoughts really do end up forming our character in the long run. You might try to hide how you feel, but it will come out in some form at the moment you least [...]
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Tags: actions·attitudes·character·habits·thoughts·victimitis