Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
The twins are 3 years old!
This is a typical "brotherly love" pose: Evan pushing Ethan away, Anson trying to get both of them to do something (here to be excited about their birthday cakes!
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
The Way to Blessing
A book I am re-reading in my devotional time (One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp) has a story I feel is worth sharing.
"A long time ago, a preacher named James H. McConkey asked a friend of his, a doctor, 'What is the exact significance of God's touching Jacob upon the sinew of the thigh?'"
"And the doctor told him, 'The sinew of the thigh is the strongest in the human body. A horse couldn't even tear it apart.'"
These are the words I have never forgotten, what preacher McConkey said: "Ah, I see. The Lord has to break us down at the strongest part of our self-life before He can have His own way of blessing with us."
"A long time ago, a preacher named James H. McConkey asked a friend of his, a doctor, 'What is the exact significance of God's touching Jacob upon the sinew of the thigh?'"
"And the doctor told him, 'The sinew of the thigh is the strongest in the human body. A horse couldn't even tear it apart.'"
These are the words I have never forgotten, what preacher McConkey said: "Ah, I see. The Lord has to break us down at the strongest part of our self-life before He can have His own way of blessing with us."
A Riveting Book
This book (Ascent from Darkness by Michael Leehan) is so riveting that I finished it (all 200 plus pages) in fewer than twenty-four hours. Michael Leehan describes his downward descent into following Satan and the misery he existed in throughout the twenty year period of serving Satan. Michael's struggle with the darkness of Satan's mind control paints a vivid picture of the very real spiritual battle that is ongoing in our world today. Ascent from Darkness is a must-read for anyone involved in Christian ministry today.
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