White Noise

When I was a kid, random noises were nigh debilitating to me when  focusing on a single task. This “handicap” affected all aspects of my life, including my work and behavior at school, my athletic endeavors (try making a free throw when you can’t focus on the hoop), and even my relationships. I’m convinced, as […]

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Part 15 – This Is My Commandment, That You Love One Another

OUTLINE:In the sphere of love there is infinite creativity.Amazing Grace – John NewtonAmazing grace! how sweet the sound,That saved a wretch; like me!I once was lost, but now am found,Was blind, but now I see.Amazing Grace – John Newton’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,And grace my fears relieved;How precious did that grace appearThe hour I

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Electric Fences

Cows were a prevalent part of the scenery when I was growing up. There was a bull inside of an electric fence down the street whom my junior high school friends and I used to dare each other to sneak up on, smack on the behind, and then sprint back before getting run down by

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Part 14 – This Is My Commandment, That You Love One Another

OUTLINE: “where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom”This “freedom” is a function of salvation and yet it is even misunderstood by believers. This is why we must abide the Word of God, so that we learn and be delivered (saved daily) from our preconceptions (this is sanctification, which takes time). Love Isn’t

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Part 13 – This Is My Commandment, That You Love One Another

OUTLINE:“where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom”This “freedom” is a function of salvation and yet it is even misunderstood by believers. This is why we must abide the Word of God, so that we learn and be delivered (saved daily) from our preconceptions (this is sanctification, which takes time). Love Isn’t Sterile,

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KIDS’ CORNER: Discipline

TODAY’S VERSES:   Proverbs 3:11-12 “My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline, and do not resent his rebuke, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.” In our last Kid’s Corner, we began a study of the Old Testament book of Jonah. We read how God commanded the

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