When my nephew was little, he was terrified of blood, especially when he saw his own. Once we were at a family gathering, he got a small cut and went ballistic! He panicked and was almost uncontrollable. Blood isn’t pleasant to think about. It is sticky and turns very dark, almost black, as it dries.… Continue reading Nothing But the Blood
The Greatness of God
The Voices
When I was in college studying psychology, I was fascinated by many aspects of the mind. I also discovered many of my fellow students suffered with psychological illnesses. Perhaps to a degree, we all do. Schizophrenia is a general term describing someone who has several different mental symptoms. One of those is hearing voices. Maybe… Continue reading The Voices
Hold Fast
There are too many things in this life to name that try to bring us down daily. satan knows just what to do. he knows what to show us. he knows what it is going to take to break us. But we have Jesus, and He has us. satan tries to steal my joy. I… Continue reading Hold Fast
Yes, I Will!
Have you ever thought about what it would have been like to be with Jesus when He was here on earth? To be with Him daily, hearing Him speak, seeing His works, sitting with Him daily? To see Him die? There is a movie I once watched called The Seventh Sign. All through the movie,… Continue reading Yes, I Will!
Take Care
Years ago when it first came out, we watched the show Twin Peaks. It is very deep and dark telling the story of a town where a teenage girl was murdered. There is one scene that still haunts me. A demon-possessed man is crawling after a woman. I don’t like to see those kind of… Continue reading Take Care
Steadfast
Psalm 136 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.2 Give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures forever.3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures forever; 4 to him who alone does great wonders, for his steadfast love endures forever;5 to him who by understanding made the heavens, for his steadfast love endures forever;6 to… Continue reading Steadfast
At Their Mercy
Have you ever really thought about how much we are at the mercy of the medical personnel in our lives? Recently, I had some tests done. One of them was a CT scan. If you’ve never had a CT, they put you in a donut type machine. Sometimes with an IV that pumps a substance… Continue reading At Their Mercy
At the Cross
Have you ever thought about how you’ll die? If you could choose, how would you want to die? Recently, my mom had a friend to die she’d known since 4th grade. My mom is 90 years old, so that it a long time! She died in her sleep. I think that would be the way… Continue reading At the Cross
Stay
She hears a car door slam. He’s home. She’s worked her job all day. Helped the kids with homework. Fixed dinner for all. What mood will he be in tonight? He walks in the door, and she waits with bated breath. Everything is wrong. She can’t do anything right. He yells, screams, and worse blaming… Continue reading Stay