Weekly Devotional May 7, 2017 – Getting the Better Focus of Obedience
Then Peter answered Jesus, “We have forsaken everything and followed you. What shall we have?” – from Matthew 19:27 “What is in it for me?” My youngest son and I…
Freedom Grows Up from Discipline
NaBloPoMo Blog Post - Day One “Go do your chores.” I had asked. I had pleaded. Now I was on the verge of ranting. “No.” My son said and mumbled…
Growing from Grumbling to Obedience
I looked at the back of my friend. It was the thinnest I had seen her. The snide thoughts ran through my mind. “That is too thin for her.” “I…
Distracted from God by Self
I had a second chance. The choir sang “Take My Life,” and I knew it was a call to me. The first time I heard that song I was attending…
Wishes of Skinny Hit a Wall of Obedience
I looked at the back of my friend as she and her family knelt at the alter to take communion. She had been going through some shapely transformations over the…
Call to Worship
What is worship? The Greek and Hebrew words that are translated to worship meant to prostrate. They give the indication that we are to lower ourselves in the presence of…
Choose Obedience to the Right Path
This post was originally used in September of 2008. It holds true for my life at this moment so I thought I would bring it back, touch it up, and…
Educated Beyond Obedience
My knowledge annoys my children. Homeschooling them means that I grade their papers. Even though I use a grade book, they still will challenge my corrections. The other always says,…