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08/07/2023 – “I want a relationship with the Abba of Jesus, who is infinitely compassionate with my brokenness and at the same time an awesome, incomprehensible, and unwieldy Mystery.” // “Ruthless Trust – The Ragamuffin’s Path to God” by Brennan Manning. (“Trusting Jesus” chapter – pg. # 107)


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https://www.christianity.com/wiki/people/who-was-brennan-manning.html

Soli Deo Gloria!

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08/07/2023 – “Is He Worthy” led by Andrew Peterson – 2019 / a sublime respite for awe and wonder to His glory…


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMWrAqMWhWs

Soli Deo Gloria!

We sang this at worship yesterday.

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08/07/2023 – Today’s mission: “When the enemy tries to speak to you today, just ignore it. Instead, speak the language of God’s blessings over everything. “


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Not Speaking The Devil’s Language

Monday, August 7, 2023

When I go to another country on a mission, I find I get into more trouble, when I try to speak the language …

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08/06/2023 – ““There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of each [person] which cannot be satisfied by any created thing but only by God the Creator, made know through Jesus Christ.” Blaise Pascal (1623 – 1662)/ bio – link attached


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https://www.thoughtco.com/biography-of-blaise-pascal-1991787

Soli Deo Gloria!

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08/06/2023 -“Self pity is our worst enemy” – Helen Keller


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https://americanminute.com/blogs/todays-american-minute/helen-keller-self-pity-is-our-worst-enemy-american-minute-with-bill-federer

“Helen Keller concluded: ‘Four things to learn in life:To think clearly without hurry or confusion;To love everybody sincerely;To act in everything with the highest motives;To trust God unhesitatingly.‘ “

Soli Deo …

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08/05/2023 – “To say that God turns away from the sinful is like saying that the sun hides from the blind.” St. Anthony of the Desert (251 – 356 A.D.)/ bio – link attached


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https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Anthony-of-Egypt

I consider my time spent learning about the saints that have gone before us as time very well spent.

Soli Deo Gloria!

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08/05/2023 – George Washington Carver, the peanut and his faith – “only alone can I draw close enough to God to discover His secrets.”


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https://americanminute.com/blogs/todays-american-minute/george-washington-carver-the-peanut-his-faith-only-alone-can-i-draw-close-enough-to-god-to-discover-his-secrets-american-minute-with-bill-federer

I’m thinking of Jesus’ parable of the talents , but in the case of George Washington Carver, you can argue he didn’t even receive one talent, yet he returned …

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08/03/2024- “Did Jesus Contradict Himself About Who’s on His Side?” / An illustrative example of : Let scripture testify to scripture! , don’t build an expanding interpretation from a single verse. Look and gain understanding as to the context…


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https://www.kencollins.com/answers/question-43.htm

Soli Deo Gloria!

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08/04/2023 – Mendelssohn’s “Elijah” / UNT Symphony Orchestra & Grand Chorus //Link attached: Background on “Elijah, Op. 70”.


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Link below – Read about “Elijah, Op. 70, oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn that premiered August 26, 1846, in Birmingham, England.

Elijah, Op. 70,  oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn that premiered August 26, …

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08/04/2023 – “The reason we get possessive of earthly things is because we’re not possessing things in heaven.” / Matthew 6: 19-21 – “…For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”


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Possessing Heaven

Friday, August 4, 2023

In Matthew 5:3 Messiah says, “For theirs is the kingdom.” Not theirs “will be,” but theirs “is.” The kingdom belongs to the children of God – …

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