Here’s what Mr. Strong* has to say about Grace: G5485 χάρις charis khar’-ece From G5463; graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude): – acceptable, benefit, favour, gift, grace (-ious), joy liberality, … More Grace: The two-sided coin – part 2
We all know that Grace is “unmerited favor.” Grace is forgiveness, blessings, and provision. But what’s on the other side of the coin? God pours out Grace to forgive our sins, and that’s awesome. Grace is greater than sin. And–before we sin, while we are in the struggle, we need to pray and ask for … More Grace: The two-sided coin – part 1
Looking for an easy way to thread a needle on YouTube (and it didn’t work for me, sorry Russian dude) I stumbled upon this gem: Email peeps click here At the bottom of the video, in the comments section, people debated whether or not Freddie made it to heaven: Did he really come to … More I discovered this song today. #Queen #FreddieMercury #Jesus
Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and … More Power, promises, and divine nature
I didn’t think so. The reason for the lamp is to shine light on what is in the room and to see what you are doing. Isn’t that a cool looking lamp?! [It’s available on Amazon.] Light shines brightest when the surrounding area is dark. Think of fireworks. No one displays fireworks in the day … More Do you put your lamp under your bed?
Excerpt from Arm Wrestling with Pharaoh, Copyright 2016 SueAnn Porter. All rights reserved. Scriptures from Easy Read 2013 Bible, by Joel Nelson, used with permission. My thoughts based on Exodus Chapter 3 — my humble opinions in bold type. 1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of … More Chapter Three. A Conversation with Fire. “Why doesn’t God do something?”.
All the kids were so excited, Santa was sitting in a wagon pulled by a truck, escorted by the fire engines. It made me think: When was the last time I was that excited about anything? I really don’t recall. The closest was a few months ago, when my son got a new roommate who is a … More Santa was just in my neighborhood
Last summer while in Canada I picked up “The Road” by Cormac McCarthy. Big mistake. I was going to re-gift* this book at my Writer’s Group party next week but I wanted to read it first. First, let me confess: there are very few novels that I actually finish reading. They just don’t hold my … More Being cold, wet, tired and hungry makes me feel unloved. So why read a book about it?
It’s ok, kids, if you don’t know who that is. He made a lot of sarcastic observations. And he was usually right. Here’s some of my thoughts lately: Why is it that during this season of Peace on Earth, people are more rude, drive more recklessly, and spend more money than they should, driving themselves … More In an Andy Rooney kind of mood #grumpy
If you’ve read my blog for any length of time, you are aware that Casting Crowns is my favorite band. My son and I went to JC Penneys to buy his winter coat. Of course I prayed beforehand that I would find a coupon and that prayer was answered and I saved $30. When we … More Casting Crowns and the Vet and other stories #Friday
Sometimes it’s time to move on. It’s time to leave someone’s life or let them leave yours. Sometimes it’s time to walk out of that job and say, “BYE!” Sometimes a person in your life has pushed your limit of how much verbal abuse, manipulation, and control you can endure. It’s time to tear the … More Happy Trails or Burning the Bridge
I finished a python class last night. We started with eleven people. Each week we lost a few as it was “too hard”, “too confusing” or they “didn’t understand.” I felt pretty good as I was one of the last remaining survivors. The others were a Scientist and a Mathematician/ Statistics person of some sort. … More And then there were three #class
Here in the USA, we just celebrated Thanksgiving, a day set aside to be thankful for all the people in our lives, the roof over our head, food in our belly and clothes on our backs. As Christians, we are supposed to be thankful every day. This can be difficult to do when circumstances cause pain … More Giving thanks in ALL things. #thanksgiving
I took my coffee can filled with loose change to the bank Wednesday. The can tipped over in the car sending coins flying across the seat and between the seat and door. I scraped up as much as I could find. I put the coins into the coin machine at the bank which deposits the … More Coincidence?! I don’t think so. #shopping #bargains
Bailey is so happy the hammering has stopped. We now have hardwood in the hallway. This replaces the cardboard which replaced SHAG carpeting from 1980-something. We never liked the rug, and actually glued a runner over it. It was a cheap and easy way to hide the carpet. No hiding is necessary now. Friday we … More Voila! It’s a floor! #homedecorating
I’m trying to take a nap. Mom says the floor is being installed today and that’s why there is so much hammering and sawing of wood. It will look better than how it has been: That’s called Lowe’s Cardboard Flooring. Soon it will be a nice hardwood floor. I sure hope they are finished soon.
The guest room. It’s very pink. It’s got dark pink for the window trim, and the famous 90’s paint style “sponging”. It’s hideous. It’s gotta go. Meanwhile… Bailey doesn’t care about colors. Just food, walks and blankets. So the guest room will be green. The green I originally picked out for the dining room, and … More The next room to be de-pinked. #Redecorating #Home
..was under the covers in my bed late at night on an AM/FM radio with an ear plug. That’s right, earplug singular. In ye olden days we had only one earplug. Headphones existed, but they were too expensive. It was one of those FM stations that played new stuff, rather than just the top 40. … More The first time I heard #BohemianRhapsody
Jezebel calls herself a prophet. She speaks of the evil that she wants to come to pass. By her words she misleads people to the wrong path. … More Esther vs. Jezebel #strongwomen #fightlikeagirl
We are technically in our house again. We have walls. Sort of. We are back in ye olde house, sans mold. So I need to be thankful! Walls will be fixed and painted in the next few weeks. Then we will go back to some kind of normal. Yesterday I wrote about part of Psalm … More Home Again #HomeSweetHome
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