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Blog archives for February, 2016


Archive for February, 2016

Friday, February 26th, 2016

THE LORD’S PRAYER You can tell a Christian not by what he/she says but by what he/she does. I can pray the Lord’s Prayer ten times a day, but if I’m not praising God, advancing His kingdom, doing His will, providing bread for those who don’t have any, forgiving others, and avoiding temptation – I […]

Tuesday, February 16th, 2016

WHEN THINGS GO WRONG Sometimes in our lives things are so bad they can’t be fixed, like a car spinning out of control on a sheet of ice. What are we to do? Pastor Bill gave three answers to this question in his sermon last Sunday. Seek the presence of God. He is your fortress […]

Friday, February 12th, 2016

PARTNERING UP My friend Jerry lives in Michigan and we talk weekly by phone. We were brought together by a book I wrote called Too Late in the Afternoon. Jerry had a spiritual awakening in 2010 and is no longer the same Christian he was before that. Among other traits brought about by the experience, […]

Tuesday, February 9th, 2016

THE GOD OF A THOUSAND CHANCES “Today is the day I will pray at every turn,” I have vowed more mornings than I can count. To me, this means to pray whenever I stop doing one thing and turn to another. But then I forget mid-morning, mid-afternoon, or after supper; and give up for that […]

Friday, February 5th, 2016

GOD PROVIDES One of God’s names is Jehovah Jireh, the Lord who provides. Less than three hours after my last post about my business email problems, He lived up to His name. If you’ll remember, I was frustrated with all the empty promises and lack of action from the company that hosts my business account. […]

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016

MY STRUGGLES. HIS TAKING OVER I’ve been struggling for twelve days with my business email, unable to reply to my clients or send an email to them. The company that hosts my account has been woefully unresponsive and inadequate to solve the problem. I’ve phoned them five times and sent documentation to their online help […]