Mark 9:28-29 Sometimes we look at prayer as our last resort tool, the tool we pull out when we have tried everything else and don’t know what to do. We act like praying is equivalent to rubbing the magic lamp hoping the genie will materialize and grant us three wishes. The more we prayContinue reading “Prayer’s Powers”
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Distractions
Mark 6:45-56 How many times do you get pulled away from something you are working on to do something else? It might be someone at work who thinks you have nothing better to do than do their work. It might be the ‘emergency’ that arises that really is the result of someone else’s poorContinue reading “Distractions”
Spiritual Growth
Mark 4:29 There is a point in time when maturity has reached its intended goal. After nine months in the womb a baby signals that it is time to be born. Hormones are released that start the physical changes that lead to labor and delivery. The time of baby being in the womb isContinue reading “Spiritual Growth”
Evil Run Amuck
Proverbs 16:3-5 Sometimes it seems as though wickedness gets a free ride. In our political climate you can say anything you want against a Republican and get away with it. You can call them the most racist and bigoted things and no one says a word. They can be painted as heartless evil peopleContinue reading “Evil Run Amuck”
Liver Lover
Proverbs 15:8-9 I don’t know if you have ever eaten liver or not, but I have. I am not a liver lover! In fact, liver goes on my very short list of things I have eaten that I detest. We are not friends. We are enemies. If you detest something, it goes onContinue reading “Liver Lover”