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An Adoring Bride
An Adoring Bride Adapted from my Bible reading journal, August 2, 2024 Acts 21:19-20 And when he [Paul] had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry. And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord . . . Glorifying the Lord...
The Triplets’ Story Part III — There Is A Reason
The Triplets’ Story Part III — There Is A Reason Date of original journal entry: Monday March 6, 2016 “The grave . . . saith not, it is enough.” (Proverbs 30:16) ~~~~~~~~~~ Alfred came up to the house quite early this morning to ask us to go visit with...
The Triplets’ Story Part II — The Burial
The Triplets’ Story Part II — The Burial Post Prologue: Whilst reading through my journal entries, I realized that, to do a proper job with this story, I really need to make it a three-part series. I had initially only planned for two. This segment will introduce you to some...
The Triplets’ Story Part I
The Triplets’ Story Part I Date of original journal entry — Wednesday February 22, 2016 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake,...
The Journey Is Too Great
And the angel of the Lord came again the second time, and touched him [Elijah], and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee. (I Kings 19:7) Sometimes the journey is too great, the way too long. Elijah had just seen a stunning victory and conquest...
Consider
Consider Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them… Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of...
The Cost of Forgiveness Part II
The Cost of Forgiveness Part II Prologue: You may recall from Part I of this story (which you may read here), there was an intense political battle taking place at the time when Chief Flee was initially witnessed to by the evangelism team. Valunia Chiefdom’s paramount chief had recently died...
The Cost of Forgiveness
The Cost of Forgiveness Prologue: Mongeri is a larger town just 10 rough miles to our south which we must pass through every time we go anywhere, yet somehow it had remained completely neglected in terms of evangelism. On Friday, November 4, 2016 that changed when the evangelism team made...
An Orphan’s Plea
An Orphan’s Plea And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation (Revelation 5:9) Original journal...
Use What You Have — Shamgar’s Ox Goad
March 9, 2024 Use What You Have Judges 3:31 And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel. “What is that in thine hand?” The Lord once asked Moses (Exodus 4:2). It was...
Continue
Acts 26:22 Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue . . . We're in this together -- quitting is not an option! The note written in my Bible held my attention; where did I hear or read it? The note didn’t say, and I couldn’t...
Now Lord?
Luke 24:21 “But we had trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel.” The disciples were downcast. Because their expectation wasn’t met in the manner which they thought it should have been, they totally missed the better thing, the bigger purpose which the Lord had for them. ...