April 6th, 2010 by DannyNelson
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, answers this question in his letter to the faithful saints who are in Ephesus. Speaking to the faithful saints, he says, “… we are [God's] workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians [...]
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February 10th, 2010 by DannyNelson
JackNathan and I met together Monday morning to begin our study of the minor prophets. We began at the beginning with the book of Hosea. Just a few thoughts we had:
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February 5th, 2010 by DannyNelson
As a person, and particularly as an American, I have an acute sense of my rights and entitlements. But where do those rights ultimately come from and do they have limits?
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January 1st, 2010 by DannyNelson
Yesterday I was discussing new-years-resolutions with a co-worker. He asked me what mine was. I told him that I didn’t make new-years-resolution because I never kept them and they weren’t meaningful to me.
However, as I was showering this morning (the place where most meaningful though comes from) I thought of a resolution that might actually [...]
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December 31st, 2009 by DannyNelson
I recently listened to Bill Hyer’s first sermon at Lakeside Presbyterian Church in Brandon, Mississippi from November 8th. He shared his testimony with the congregation. If you would like to listen to the sermon yourself, you can do so by following this link:
http://bit.ly/4mLl02
Bill shared three concluding points at the end of his testimony. Here they [...]
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December 10th, 2009 by Susan Larson
There’s a reality show in which, at each stage of the competition, the contestants are lined up before the judges and one person is eliminated. This weekly guillotining is preceded by the phrase, “In the fashion world, one day you’re IN, and the next, you’re OUT!” It is probably just me, but it seems [...]
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November 11th, 2009 by Susan Larson
Moving can be such a frustration! When we moved across town recently, who knew it would take (and to quote Dave Barry, “I am not making this up”) six weeks to get our old phone number transferred to our new address. I said in last month’s post regarding testing, “Let it rain.” Well, the Lord’s [...]
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November 6th, 2009 by JackNathan
“He deserves it.” “If she would stop hurting me, I would stop doing this to her.” “He hasn’t earned my respect.” “She makes me so miserable, she has earned this, I don’t care how she feels.”
The apostle Peter closes his section on Godly relationships with this:
8 Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, [...]
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November 3rd, 2009 by DannyNelson
Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men.
Romans 5:18
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November 3rd, 2009 by DannyNelson
No, we have not been married ten years. In fact, we are celebrating our 5th wedding anniversary next month on December 11th. Today is special because ten years ago today I asked Amanda, in the most awkward manner possible, if she would be my girlfriend. You can ask her for the awkward details if you [...]
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