Archive for January, 2009

Moving In . . .

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

Romans 13:1, 7 “There is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God . . . Give everyone what you owe him: . . . if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.”

Today, there is a new family in the White House. President Obama looked dashing [...]

Guest Post: You are cordially invited . . .

Monday, January 19th, 2009

Today’s post is written by my friend, Pam. Be sure and stop by *her blog!* You will love her.
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Matthew 22:1-10 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying; “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his servants to those who had been invited to [...]

The Vineyard

Sunday, January 18th, 2009

Mark 12:1 – 9 A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the winepress and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and went away on a journey. At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants to collect from them some of [...]

How Lovely

Friday, January 16th, 2009

is your dwelling place, O Lord Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young – a place near your altar, [...]

Empty Words

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Matthew 21:28 – 32  There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’
‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.
Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He [...]

Guest Post: Weeping for Jerusalem

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Today’s post is written by my friend, *Jean*. If you need me, I’ll be *here*. See you tomorrow!

Luke 19:41-42
As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes.”

In [...]

Counting Down

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

John 12:12 – 18 “The next day the great crowd that had come for the Feast heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna!”
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
“Blessed is the King of Israel!”
Jesus found a young [...]

Making Choices

Monday, January 12th, 2009

John 12:2 – 8 Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled [...]

Let's Be Friends

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

Luke 19: 1- 10  Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but being a short man he could not, because of the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a [...]

Beauty and the Beast

Friday, January 9th, 2009

Happy Weekend, Dear Readers!
This week, as I was looking for wonderful things to share with you, I found a couple of beauties.
And one beast.
The first beauty I found was ***this poem***, written by Megan Breedlove. I actually went to college with her husband, Phillip. When a bunch of old college buddies reconnected on Facebook recently, [...]