Just Thinking: Reading, a Song, and the Atlanta Braves

I've been listening to the song, "Goodness of God" over and over this week. I can't stop singing it. It is my "testimony song." It's been awhile since a song has expressed how I feel so clearly. Oh, how I wish that everyone would realize just how great and good God really is. You just…Read more Just Thinking: Reading, a Song, and the Atlanta Braves

Living For the Glory of God

"Resolved: that all men should live for the glory of God. Resolved second: That whether others do or not, I will" Jonathan Edwards "Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." 1 Corinthians 10:31 "The glory of God is man fully alive." Irenaeus These statements motivate…Read more Living For the Glory of God

Listening to God

God really does speak to us through the Bible. The Bible doesn’t have to be defended; it is a living, dangerously sharp collection of books that will penetrate your life and thoughts. Perhaps your familiar with this verse. “For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword,…Read more Listening to God

Miracles, Science, and God

Our faith rests upon a miracle. Christians believe that God created everything that exists out of nothing. We believe the "mighty acts of God" in the lives of his people recorded in the scriptures are true miracles, not myth. God parted the Red Sea, the Jordan River, He provided manna in the wilderness, He spoke…Read more Miracles, Science, and God

Friending God

Here is a quote from my grandsons' The Jesus Storybook Bible we gave them for Christmas. "This is how God will rescue the whole world [Jesus says]. My life will break and God's broken world will mend. My heart will tear apart—and your hearts will heal … I won't be with you long. You are…Read more Friending God