Have you ever wondered what a baseball looks like on the inside? The other day I overheard someone describe themselves as a ‘ball of nerves’, and another person as ‘tightly wound’. That got me to thinking about literal things which are tightly wound, which, in relation to the original thought of a ball of nerves,... Continue Reading →

"You can pay me now, or you can pay me later."  Have you ever heard that from a mechanic? A plumber? An electrician? An exterminator? A doctor? A contractor? Someone who knows a lot more about fixing something than you do, and has given you a quote that made your eyes bug out of your... Continue Reading →

Leviticus 9:7-14, 24 I was reading this morning about the consecration of the priests for the tabernacle, and these verses struck me. The priest was to make his sin offering before he could offer for the people. God's design when setting up the temple was for the priest to first cleanse himself, and then he... Continue Reading →

Simple truths I've learned from the life of Hannah in the Old Testament: 1. Don't argue or speak back negatively when someone is provoking you. (1 Samuel 1:6-7) It's just as important to know when NOT to speak, as it is when/what to speak. 2. Pour your burdens out to the Lord. (1 Samuel 1:... Continue Reading →

Simple Truths From Numbers 13:23-14:1-4, 28-30, 44-45 The children of Israel had recently been released from hundreds of years of bondage in Egypt by God. They’ve seen miracles of God with the plagues, with the way the Egyptians gave them the riches they would need to build and furnish the tabernacle, providing manna in the... Continue Reading →

Have you ever been driving and come upon a speed bump unexpectedly? Even in a residential area, depending on the height of the bump, it tosses everything in the car, driver and passengers included, around a bit. Sometimes a lot.  There is a speed bump I drive over several times a week as I pick... Continue Reading →

Galatians 6:1-10 (1) Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.(2) Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.(3) For if a man think himself to be something, when he is... Continue Reading →

1 Kings 6:7- “And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.” Imagine the feat of engineering that required! Not only did they... Continue Reading →

“If you can't be told, you have to feel." Part deux. Which simply means, if words alone aren't enough to warn you away from poor behavior or choices, then you'll have to feel the consequences, which may include punishment, in order to learn. But what happens when you are beyond even feeling? Ephesians 4:18-19 (18)... Continue Reading →