“Praying” with Fire! Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm so that it might not bring me pain!” And God granted what he asked. 1 Chronicles 4:10 Twenty-two […]

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. Proverbs 31:30 I know this is the section on a woman who fears the LORD, but I think we can generalize this verse by changing “woman” to “person” and “beauty” to “outward appearance.” Now, let’s parse this […]

You are about to enter another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land of imagination. Next stop, the Twilight Zone!  Twilight Zone Alternate Introduction – Season 1 Jesus returns to earth quietly and without any fanfare to see how things are going. He spends […]

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. James 5:16 In this verse, James calls Christian disciples in community to be accountable to one another, confessing sin to another. He expects this intimacy […]

TFS knows that the HitchHiker is a massive STAR TREK fan (especially the original), so he tends to send memes to keep my inner Tribble fed. Like me, I bet some of you thought about Will Smith and Chris Rock when you first saw this. I think we’re suffering from media-fatigue! P.S. Wasn’t Robin a […]

“Bear” with Me for a Moment A little over a week ago, we spotted them about 50 yards away; a mama black bear and three yearlings. We kept at a safe distance to admire their beauty. Then we observed a couple approach them with their phone light on, obviously recording. Yikes! They were about 10 […]

For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God, whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. Job 19:25-27a Today’s BibleGateway.com scripture is verse 25 only, but having just used Job […]