“Your faith will not fail while God sustains it; you are not strong enough to fall away while God is resolved to hold you.” J.I. Packer, Knowing God Without Apology The last post was about how God holds our hands. The first post four years ago was too. Firm and kind, I often feel His hand guide mine….
He loves Thee too little, who loves anything together with thee, which he loves not for thy sake. -Augustine Ya Mon! Jamaicans do have a way with words. This photo was taken 19 years ago this month. It’s a honeymoon picture. There we were in Ocho Rios: Going Ahead Having Fun. Yes, I was all of 21 years…
The real test of the saint is…doing the things that do not count in the actual estimate of men but count everything in the estimate of God. -Oswald Chambers Mom, do these [dishes] count for my work today? Does this [Monopoly money] count for my math? Does this [vacuuming] count for exercise? Does this [Fruit…
For whoever has despised the day of small things shall rejoice. Zechariah 4:10a Hi, Mom. This is Sam, our introvert ten year-old announced. You told me to call at two o’clock. It’s two o’clock. It may seem a small thing, Sam’s call. But it’s big, because Sam isn’t much for talking on the phone. Besides that aversion,…