Many will attend a Christmas Eve service this evening. But how many pay close attention to the Scriptures that are read? How many will make note and read them again? How many will catch the nuances of those passages? How many will ask questions to better understand? There are many things in the Scriptures, littleContinue reading “The Nuances”
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Right Time, Right Place
Being in the right place at the right time is important. We can make all our plans and still not accomplish it. We may consider it to be luck that puts there. We may believe it is fate. Yet, there is another reason for us to be in the right place at the right time.Continue reading “Right Time, Right Place”
Humbly Question
Have you ever asked you children who they think they are to question you? Have you thought they had a lot of guts to question you? Did you feel as though your authority as a parent was being questioned? Have you done the same thing to God? Having our children question our authority or ourContinue reading “Humbly Question”
Slow To Anger
Does your temper get the best of you? Does it cause you to do things you regret later? Does it get out of control at times? Do you allow your anger to entice you to vengeance? In your anger, do you make bad decisions? Are you willing give up your anger? Our temper can getContinue reading “Slow To Anger”
Communicate Well
How well do you communicate across generations? If you are a few decades old, can you speak the language of the teenager? If you are a teenager, can you speak the language of the elderly? Is it important to you to be able to communicate across generations? Communication is the key to relationships. If communicationContinue reading “Communicate Well”
Authoritative Teaching
Have you had a teacher that simply amazed you? Was there one teacher that stood out above the rest? Did that teacher seem to know everything there is to know? Did they have an aura about them? Was there an authoritative air about them? Whether we realize it or not, we are taught in manyContinue reading “Authoritative Teaching”
Meditation
Do you meditate regularly? Do you meditate at all? What does meditation mean to you? Do you think of meditation as something foreign or something only monks do? Do you know that meditation can be just a few minutes? Do you know it can be a frame of mind? I once thought of meditation asContinue reading “Meditation”
Holy Spirit Prophecy
Have you heard people predicting the future? Have you gone to a fortune teller, or someone who reads your palm? Do you believe they can tell you the future, how your life will turn out? Have you heard people saying the end is coming soon? Do you believe Jesus is returning soon? We do notContinue reading “Holy Spirit Prophecy”
Ask The Question
Have you ever heard someone speaking, thought it was profound, but didn’t understand? Were you afraid to ask the person explain it to you? Were you afraid you would sound uneducated, ignorant, or foolish? I cannot tell you how many times I have heard something said and did not understand what the person was talkingContinue reading “Ask The Question”
Marty Pressey 