How can we find peace when peace can’t be found? Wonderful calm peace!
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Somebody to Listen
The rock group Queen used to sing a song called, Somebody to Love. That’s true, we all do want somebody to love, but many times we just want somebody to listen. This amazing thing! God tells us that He wants to listen. He says to call on Him and He will show us great and…
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Getting to Know Him
In his book, Prayer, Tim Keller says we cannot pray until we understand the One we are praying to. In fact, he says all prayer is responding to God. God is the initiator. If we find ourselves wanting to pray, God is drawing us, It follows that we have some knowledge of God to even…
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Solution For the Troubled Heart
Wisdom from a Country Preacher series (Because of the high interest in my dad’s sermon notes, I decided the first Faith Friday post…
Read MoreThe Gift of Pondering
Originally posted on Faithpondering:
Ok, so it’s been way too long since we have posted. Maybe we (I) haven’t been doing what our blog name implies, pondering faith. Got too busy, too distracted, to take time to ponder. Today is a good day to begin again. It’s so good that God doesn’t condemn when we…
Rolling stones
Rolling stones is a really interesting thought. Stones in and of themselves normally stay put , are used for bases for roads, foundations for homes, fireplaces and so much more. But when a stone starts rolling it takes on a life of it’s own. Did you ever kick a stone down the road? I like…
Read MoreThe Gift of Pondering
Ok, so it’s been way too long since we have posted. Maybe we (I) haven’t been doing what our blog name implies, pondering faith. Got too busy, too distracted, to take time to ponder. Today is a good day to begin again. It’s so good that God doesn’t condemn when we take those ‘sabbaticals’ . …
Read MorePreferring the rich
Want to be hit right to the core? Read James 2: 1-7 in the Bible. What happens when someone comes to your meeting who is dressed fancily, in the latest styles, and someone else comes in not quite so put together? It doesnt even need to be a stark contrast. Maybe one is overweight, or plain-looking, or…
Read MoreContentment and the What ifs of Life
Contentment. All of us want it, yet it seems like so many of us don’t have it. Why are we unable to accept and make the most of the circumstances we all find ourselves in? I know I so often get caught in the ‘What if’s’ and ‘If only’s’. ‘What if I would have decided…
Read MoreStriving for Perfection
I come from a long line of perfectionists. I’m not going to list names because I don’t want to embarrass anyone, but you know who you are! That personality disposition has manifested itself in my life and I’m seeing it now more than ever. It hurts to say it because the truth hurts sometimes, but…
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