Three years in to Jesus’ ministry on earth, the disciples must have felt that they’d found their groove. Except for the predicable run-ins with the visionless religious leaders in the city, Jesus was wildly popular, well-known and gaining more and more influence with the common people in the community. His entrance into Jerusalem practically hailed […]
Our lawn mower was recently out of commission for about 2 ½ weeks. It didn’t need a major repair, (the pull cord had snapped and needed replacing) but that was enough to take it out of service. Predictably, with the warmer weather and gentle rains of spring, the grass (and weeds) in our backyard quickly grew out of control. Clif finally got the new cord installed this past […]
Some time ago I took an evangelism class that was supposed to make it easy to share the Gospel message. There was an outline that we were given to memorize that included a lot of different scriptures and options of what to say based on the response of the person we were talking to. We […]
“It’s a terrible thing in life, to wait until you’re ready. I have this feeling now that actually no one is ever ready to do anything. There is almost no such thing as ‘ready.’ There is only ‘now.’ And you may as well do it now. Generally speaking, ‘now’ is as good a time as […]
We always enjoy having guests over to our house. The fresh faces and conversation are a welcome change of pace, and this past weekend was no exception. So, of course, the days before their arrival were filled with preparation and much needed cleaning. In an attempt to spread out the workload, I gave each of […]
Spring is at the door and here in Atlanta, it has come with wonderfully moderate temperatures. A most welcome change after what seemed to be a particularly cold and dreary winter. But as anyone this far south knows, it won’t be long until oppressive heat envelopes the region in a thick steamy blanket as spring morphs […]
