Words They seem so small. They flow so easily. They can bring life or they can cause death. Really? Yes, really! I was listening to a sermon a few years back by an elder in my church, Ralph Lewis. A lot of my ideas and words here come from his sermon, More Than Words…It’s the Heart. In Ecclesiastes 10:12-15 we see that, “words from the mouth of a wise man are [...]
In Jeremiah 18, God spoke to Jeremiah to go to the potter's house and there He would “announce My words to you.” He could have just told Jeremiah what He wanted to tell him. He could have said, “I'm going to break Judah and Jerusalem to pieces. They are going down.” But no, that's not what He did. He used an illustration for Jeremiah, and thus for the people of Jerusalem [...]
Last time in Part 1, we saw how much of the Bible is narrative, and I talked about God using stories to capture our interest and our hearts. So... we read the stories of the Bible and we see these superman-type people who do awesome things for God, and we get inspired to be just like them, right? If you think this, then maybe you ought to read about Gideon. Yes, [...]
I have had people come up to me and say, “We never read fiction, only the Bible.” I’ve thought about that. Now I know that everyone has their own opinion about what they should read and what they shouldn’t read. And I am all about reading in the Bible. If I am going to grow in my walk with the Lord, I have to be in His word daily!!! And [...]
I am so glad you have meandered over to my blog. When I started thinking about blogging, I wondered what could I write about that would benefit others by pointing them to the Lord. I have always felt that God reaches our hearts through stories so I knew that was what I wanted to do. I began to look at the Bible to see where Jesus told parables and gave [...]
