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"The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control." (Galatians 5:22) Across from our rental house on Skidaway Island is dense tropical island with a lagoon surrounding it. As I sat on the porch this...
"He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities." Psalms 103:10 NIV One of the things I most dislike about the enemy of our souls is his penchant for attacking the ill, the elderly, the infirmed. While my godly mother lay dying,...
"The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing." (Zeph.3:17 NIV) As Lyn Chaffart says in one of her devotionals, "The point is, we are God’s children, and...
Praise and worship. It’s one of the integral parts of any worship service. We sing God’s glory, we praise His name, we exalt His character, His reputation, His goodness. Why? The answer is obvious, isn’t it? Because He IS good, because He loves us, because His mercy...
John the Baptist didn't have any great talents. He didn't perform mystifying miracles (not even a simple card trick). He wasn't a handsome crooner with a voice like Perry Como's. He didn't have degrees or diplomas. He didn't have an impressive gift of speaking like...
When I have a bad day and feel sorry for myself, I try to think of the hours Christ spent before Easter morning and His crucifixion. That morning He brought me freedom, forgiveness of sins, and death’s victory. Then I fall on my knees and thank Him for what He did for...
The man with the new camera learned where the switches were that turned it on or off; he learned how to focus the subject inside instead of outside the frame; he learned how to load and unload the images card that held all the photos. It all took time and...
"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience." (Col 3:12-13 NIV) Spring has definitely sprung here in the mountains of my home. As I walked in my yard this morning I heard a...
(Gum-boots is the Australian name for knee-high, waterproof boots.) We have a little barometer that keeps on saying rain is coming but the rain does not come. We are still inside a huge drought and the barometer is telling us what we badly want to hear and we consult...
Let me start by saying that I DO NOT celebrate Halloween. I don't put up pictures of ghosts or goblins and I don't hand out candy to the "Trick or Treat - ers". We have all seen pictures of black cats, though, with bowed back, tail in the air and every hair sticking...
We had long ago cleared the area for a garden bed and now I was planting a new shrub in it. A strong feature of the bed was its stability. In spite of being on a steep slope and having all the rubbish cleared from the topsoil, it had not shifted or been washed away in...
"I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." (Ps 139:14 NIV) With the arrival of Spring the forested mountains of my home have come to life once again. Everywhere I look I can see a thousand shades...
"Take charge! Take heart! Don't be anxious or get discouraged. God, my God, is with you in this" (1 Chronicles 28:20) Shoot the Falls! The cry of the brave ones, up at the top of the waterfall. Kayaks were poised in position, with college kids were queing up to ride...