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Last night I started the 7-day Bible study I mentioned in yesterday’s blog. I don’t know how to say this other than that I am once again totally blown away. Somehow this is exactly the missing piece for which I have been yearning, to fill what felt like a hole in my spiritual life. IContinue reading “Closer to God”

Having decided I don’t owe anyone an explanation of my Christianity, I also have already encountered I Peter 3:15: but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, Continue reading “Be Prepared…to give an answer”

I’ve been thinking about when and how I feel like I need to explain myself. I was talking with a friend about feeling unconfident in my ability to explain the really big changes in my life when I gave my life to Jesus. I’ll get back to that in a minute. But that got meContinue reading “Explaining Myself”

“These are the times that try men’s souls.” – Thomas Paine, Dec. 1776 Sometimes these feel like times that try the souls of humankind as well. But there have been such times before. For your listening pleasure: one of my all time favorite folk music groups (blacklisted in the 1950s during the McCarthyism era), TheContinue reading “4th of July”

My background, before coming to Christ, was in a tradition where prayers are pretty much prescribed. Spontaneous conversations with God did happen, but I’m not sure they were all that encouraged. It was considered more important to say all the right prayers at the right times, and not miss a scheduled conference with God. SoContinue reading “How Do You Prepare to Pray?”

… with thanks to the dogs who taught me so much while I was pretending to train them… Hint: This works for training dogs too. In my case, as I’ve written elsewhere, the sin I am working to overcome is self-hate. Here’s the process: Identify triggers. Give yourself a substitute behavior for the unwanted sinfulContinue reading “Learning to Stop Sinning”

I hope that you’ve already found this amazing digital resource, but if you haven’t yet, check it out: https://www.biblegateway.com/ Bible Gateway is a searchable online Bible in more than 200 versions and 70 languages that you can freely read, research, and reference anywhere. With a library of audio Bibles, a mobile app, devotionals, email newsletters,Continue reading “Amazing Resource”

So… I wrote my last blog from a confused and scary place in my heart. I ended it by praying, I pray that God will show me the lessons to be learned, and that I will take them to heart to grow spiritually rather than falling back into the worldly sins for which I amContinue reading “God Does Answer Our Prayers”

This is a hard blog to write. But what good are words if they don’t convey truth? Something new happened to me this week. I don’t understand it, but there is a lot that I don’t understand. I am praying that I can use this experience to learn, not to judge. Since the moment IContinue reading “Truth”

Today the thing that is foremost in my mind is all the people who are really hurting from the difficult things going on in the world these days. I believe in the power of prayer, and pray that those who are suffering may soon find healing and peace. In Jesus name, Amen.