There are many ways law enforcement control prisoners. The most frequent way we see is handcuffs, but sometimes shackles are used to move prisoners. Shackles were also used on slaves to make sure they didn’t escape. There is another way shackles are used, one we all know whether we realize it or not. Yesterday, our… Continue reading Shackles
Month: July 2020
Preach It, David!
The Lord is my light and my salvation— so why should I be afraid?The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble? When evil people come to devour me, when my enemies and foes attack me, they will stumble and fall. Though a mighty army surrounds me, my heart will not be afraid.Even if I am attacked, I will remain confident. The… Continue reading Preach It, David!
Just Like Us
Sometimes I think we forget Jesus was a human who felt deep emotions and pain… just like us. In Matthew 14, one of Jesus’ disciples, John, is beheaded. When Jesus learns of the news, He goes away to be alone. I can’t help but wonder what He was feeling and doing. Most certainly He was… Continue reading Just Like Us
Remember…
If God is for us, who can ever be against us? Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else? Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one—for God himself has given us right standing with himself. Who then… Continue reading Remember…
Found
I love some of the books by Jane Austen. Not only have I read them, but I’ve also watched the movies made from them. There are two especially. Pride and Prejudice has been made several times, but my favorite remake is the 1995, 6 hour miniseries with Colin Firth. The other movie that I love… Continue reading Found
Rock It!
Do you have moments you regret not speaking up or being able to say the right thing? Then, later thinking back on the situation, you come up with the words you wished you’d said? I do this all the time. Sometimes, it seems my brain isn’t working fast enough. Then, there are those times when… Continue reading Rock It!
The Dash
There’s a scene in the movie Fried Green Tomatoes when Evelyn visits her old friend, Mrs. Threadgoode on her birthday. They end up talking about death and Evelyn admits how it scares her. Mrs. Threadgoode says she isn’t scared to die. I think a lot about death, specifically, my own. Perhaps you think that is… Continue reading The Dash
Rivers
Rivers have always been important throughout history. They are mentioned many times in the Bible. The Garden of Eden was located between rivers. Jesus was baptized in a river. There’s a river in Heaven where the Tree of Life stands. People in history have always tried to settle near a river. Towns were built on… Continue reading Rivers
Tunnels
Driving through the Smoky Mountains, there are a couple of tunnels through which you must go. They are just long enough that your automatic headlights will probably switch on. One of the tunnels is beautiful with its stone arch formation and green overgrowth hanging down. I read something this morning about tunnels. It said don’t… Continue reading Tunnels
The Middle
There’s a television show that ran from 2009 to 2018 called ‘The Middle.’ It was about a middle class family that lived in the middle of the United States. Most episodes were funny, but some were just a reminder of how bad the American family has become. Sometimes when I walk, the road is very… Continue reading The Middle