We need to be more diligent in the study of the Scriptures. They must be to us, not a make believe story, but the truth of the living God, the foundation of our faith, the assurance on which we build our hope of eternal life in the kingdom of heaven.
Appeal for Unity, E G White
Thursday, July 23, 2015
WORLDLY MATTERS
The minds of many are occupied with the consideration of worldly matters, often to the exclusion of the religion of God’s word.
The thoughts are more often upon the matter of eating and drinking and dressing (clothing/fashion) than upon the great and important duty of serving God with humility and prayer.
...in many families decided changes must be brought about; they need to know what they must do to be saved.
If they will inquire diligently the way of life, God will impart to them an understanding of His word, and teach them to value - at their true worth - the things of eternity. Then the heart will no longer reach out covetously for worldly benefits and the pleasures of this life.
E G White, Appeal for Unity
The thoughts are more often upon the matter of eating and drinking and dressing (clothing/fashion) than upon the great and important duty of serving God with humility and prayer.
...in many families decided changes must be brought about; they need to know what they must do to be saved.
If they will inquire diligently the way of life, God will impart to them an understanding of His word, and teach them to value - at their true worth - the things of eternity. Then the heart will no longer reach out covetously for worldly benefits and the pleasures of this life.
E G White, Appeal for Unity
Monday, July 20, 2015
Moon Landing 1969
Summer School is a good thing!
In 1969 I participated in voluntary Middle School summer school activities. Those being meteorology and astronomy.
In astronomy the class drove 70 miles to the University Planetarium and then out to lunch. One evening the class congregated at our teacher's house where his wife served us a light supper, including raspberry lemonade, and then we viewed the moon through the teacher's telescope. We also talked about the upcoming Moon landing and our excitement was at a fever pitch.
I remember the Moon walk of Neil Armstrong. It happened July 20, 1969. My family watched from our television. When Neil Armstrong took that first step and uttered those immortal words, "One small step for man, one giant step for mankind," Mom and I cried. It was too awesome to comprehend. My friend Diane called and cried, "Did you see it?! Did you see it?!" Diane was in my astronomy class too. The entire class was super-excited and almost stunned that such things were happening in our world, in our lifetime.
In 1969 I participated in voluntary Middle School summer school activities. Those being meteorology and astronomy.
In astronomy the class drove 70 miles to the University Planetarium and then out to lunch. One evening the class congregated at our teacher's house where his wife served us a light supper, including raspberry lemonade, and then we viewed the moon through the teacher's telescope. We also talked about the upcoming Moon landing and our excitement was at a fever pitch.
I remember the Moon walk of Neil Armstrong. It happened July 20, 1969. My family watched from our television. When Neil Armstrong took that first step and uttered those immortal words, "One small step for man, one giant step for mankind," Mom and I cried. It was too awesome to comprehend. My friend Diane called and cried, "Did you see it?! Did you see it?!" Diane was in my astronomy class too. The entire class was super-excited and almost stunned that such things were happening in our world, in our lifetime.
Saturday, July 18, 2015
What God Has Done
The plan of salvation originated with God.
Salvation was purchased through the death of Jesus.
Forgiveness is secured through the blood of Jesus.
Power for holy living is granted through the Holy Spirit.
In other words, everything concerning the plan of salvation is provided for us.
Those who accept what God has done and follow His leading will be led to freedom.
by John Bradshaw - It Is Written
itiswritten.com
Salvation was purchased through the death of Jesus.
Forgiveness is secured through the blood of Jesus.
Power for holy living is granted through the Holy Spirit.
In other words, everything concerning the plan of salvation is provided for us.
Those who accept what God has done and follow His leading will be led to freedom.
by John Bradshaw - It Is Written
itiswritten.com
Friday, July 17, 2015
We are Never Abandoned
Christ will never abandon those for whom He has died. We may leave Him and be overwhelmed with temptation, but Christ can never turn from one for whom He has paid the ransom of His own life.
Prophets & Kings 176 E G White
Prophets & Kings 176 E G White
God's People are Safe
God who slumbers not, who in every crisis has been the strength and dependence of His people, will carry out His eternal purpose.
He will thwart the designs of wicked men, and will bring to confusion the counsels of those who plot mischief against His people.
He who is the King, the Lord of hosts…amidst the strife and tumult of nations guards His children still.
When the strongholds of kings shall be overthrown, when the arrows of wrath shall strike through the hearts of His enemies, God's people will be safe in His hands.
E G WHITE
He will thwart the designs of wicked men, and will bring to confusion the counsels of those who plot mischief against His people.
He who is the King, the Lord of hosts…amidst the strife and tumult of nations guards His children still.
When the strongholds of kings shall be overthrown, when the arrows of wrath shall strike through the hearts of His enemies, God's people will be safe in His hands.
E G WHITE
A PRAYER
Lord, take my heart, For I cannot give it. It is Thy property.
Keep it pure, For I cannot keep it for Thee.
Save me in spite of my weak, unchristlike self.
Mold me, fashion me,
Raise me into a pure and holy atmosphere,
Where the rich current of Thy love can flow through my soul.
Christ’s Object Lessons 159, E G WHITE
Keep it pure, For I cannot keep it for Thee.
Save me in spite of my weak, unchristlike self.
Mold me, fashion me,
Raise me into a pure and holy atmosphere,
Where the rich current of Thy love can flow through my soul.
Christ’s Object Lessons 159, E G WHITE
Thursday, July 16, 2015
VBS - Vacation Bible School
In the 1960's - during two weeks in June - from nine a.m. until noon - mornings were spent at Missouri Synod Lutheran Vacation Bible School.
All the children would enter the sanctuary by two's singing “Onward Christian Soldiers” while following the Christian and American flags.
In the sanctuary we would sing, pray and listen to a sermonette and a mission story. Then in our classrooms we would work on crafts and listen to Bible stories.
It was so wonderful to be there! And so wonderful to be a part of it all!
All the children would enter the sanctuary by two's singing “Onward Christian Soldiers” while following the Christian and American flags.
In the sanctuary we would sing, pray and listen to a sermonette and a mission story. Then in our classrooms we would work on crafts and listen to Bible stories.
It was so wonderful to be there! And so wonderful to be a part of it all!
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Benign tumors
Four weeks ago Andy's doctor (ENT) found two tumors on Andy's neck, one was quite large. A biopsy was performed - both were benign! The ENT urged to have them removed ASAP - so the following week they were removed in a 3 hour surgery. Andy's incision goes from around the ear down almost to the adam's apple. Praise the Lord that none of the facial nerves were cut/damaged!
The day after Andy's surgery I noticed a large, painful purple/red lump on my left breast. My doctor saw me the next day and it was removed. It was benign!
We are both in pain still, but healing.
Praise God the tumors were benign and removed promptly!
The day after Andy's surgery I noticed a large, painful purple/red lump on my left breast. My doctor saw me the next day and it was removed. It was benign!
We are both in pain still, but healing.
Praise God the tumors were benign and removed promptly!
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Feel the pain - Cry if you want
Go ahead, feel the pain - Cry if you want. Acknowledge something has died even if it is just a dream of how your life was supposed to go. Tears have a way of cleansing the soul and refreshing the spirit. As you release all that is bottled up inside, God collects those precious tears in a bottle, and does not disregard them. See Psalm 56:8.
Unveiling the Diva Mystique p 82, Michelle McKinney Hammond, Harvest House Publishers, 2005
Unveiling the Diva Mystique p 82, Michelle McKinney Hammond, Harvest House Publishers, 2005
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Lay All Your Plans Before God
Lay all your plans before God, to be carried out or given up as His providence shall indicate.
Accept His plans instead of your own, even though their acceptance requires the abandonment of cherished projects.
Testimonies for the Church, Volume 7, page 44, E G White
Accept His plans instead of your own, even though their acceptance requires the abandonment of cherished projects.
Testimonies for the Church, Volume 7, page 44, E G White
Monday, June 15, 2015
Not by Feeling, but by Faith
Whether we feel God’s love towards us or not – God does love us – God loves you. Believe that He does.
Go not by feeling but by faith!
When something is wrong in your life you must make the change to line up with what God says in Holy Scripture. God cannot truly bless unless our lives are right with Him.
God bless you.
Go not by feeling but by faith!
When something is wrong in your life you must make the change to line up with what God says in Holy Scripture. God cannot truly bless unless our lives are right with Him.
God bless you.
Saturday, June 13, 2015
No Mimic Battle
We do not understand as we should the great conflict going on between invisible agencies, the controversy between loyal and disloyal angels. Over every [person] good and evil angels strive. This is no make-believe conflict.
It is no mimic battle in which we are engaged. We have to meet most powerful adversaries, and it rests with us to determine which shall win. We are to find our Strength where the early disciples found theirs.
Signs of the Times, Feb. 17, 1914, E G White
See Blog January 12, 2015 - Stupendous Crisis
It is no mimic battle in which we are engaged. We have to meet most powerful adversaries, and it rests with us to determine which shall win. We are to find our Strength where the early disciples found theirs.
Signs of the Times, Feb. 17, 1914, E G White
See Blog January 12, 2015 - Stupendous Crisis
Before our eyes...
Today men and nations are being tested by the plummet in the hand of Him who makes no mistake...
. Today the signs of the times declare that we are standing on the threshold of great and solemn events.
Everything in our world is in agitation. Before our eyes is fulfilling the Savior's prophecy of the events to precede His coming.
Prophets & Kings, pp 536-537, E G White
See blog Jan 12, 2015 - Stupendous Crisis
. Today the signs of the times declare that we are standing on the threshold of great and solemn events.
Everything in our world is in agitation. Before our eyes is fulfilling the Savior's prophecy of the events to precede His coming.
Prophets & Kings, pp 536-537, E G White
See blog Jan 12, 2015 - Stupendous Crisis
Friday, June 12, 2015
The remainder of our life...
Let us look to the monumental pillars, reminders of what the Lord has done to comfort us and to save us from the hand of the destroyer.
Let us keep fresh in our memory all the tender mercies that God has shown us:
the tears He has wiped away,
the pains He has soothed,
the anxieties removed,
the fears dispelled,
the wants supplied,
the blessings bestowed -
thus strengthening ourselves for all that is before us through the remainder of our [life]...
Steps to Christ 89, E G White
Let us keep fresh in our memory all the tender mercies that God has shown us:
the tears He has wiped away,
the pains He has soothed,
the anxieties removed,
the fears dispelled,
the wants supplied,
the blessings bestowed -
thus strengthening ourselves for all that is before us through the remainder of our [life]...
Steps to Christ 89, E G White
Monday, June 8, 2015
I Love You...Says God
God says, "I love you with eternal love, pursuing after you with loving kindness. Whoever believes in Me and keeps My Commandments loves Me, and My Father will love them who love Me and I will love them and manifest Myself to them. For God so loved the human race that He gave His only Son, that anyone who believes in Him will not suffer eternal death but will have eternal life."
This is love: not that we love God, but that He loves us, and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. No one has a greater love than the One who lays down His life for His friends.
Dear Friend, since God loves us this much, we should love each other. We love because God first loved us. If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates another, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. Jesus said, "By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for others."
Dear Friend, I close my letter with these last words. Be a mature Christian, pay attention to what I have written, be in unity, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you always. And to know the love of Christ, which surpasses all understanding….
Now to God who is able to do all things super-abundantly beyond what we think or ask...to Him be the glory... throughout all generations, forever. Amen!
The above quotes come from these Bible texts (variety of versions): Jeremiah 31:3/ 1 John 14:21/ John 3:16/ 1 John 4:9-10/ John 15:13/ 1 John 4:11,19-20/ John 13:35/ 2 Corinthians 13:11/ Ephesians 3:19-21
This is love: not that we love God, but that He loves us, and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. No one has a greater love than the One who lays down His life for His friends.
Dear Friend, since God loves us this much, we should love each other. We love because God first loved us. If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates another, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. Jesus said, "By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for others."
Dear Friend, I close my letter with these last words. Be a mature Christian, pay attention to what I have written, be in unity, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you always. And to know the love of Christ, which surpasses all understanding….
Now to God who is able to do all things super-abundantly beyond what we think or ask...to Him be the glory... throughout all generations, forever. Amen!
The above quotes come from these Bible texts (variety of versions): Jeremiah 31:3/ 1 John 14:21/ John 3:16/ 1 John 4:9-10/ John 15:13/ 1 John 4:11,19-20/ John 13:35/ 2 Corinthians 13:11/ Ephesians 3:19-21
Friday, June 5, 2015
Finances
"There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing; and one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches." Proverbs 13:7
"Better is a little with righteousness, than vast wealth without justice [God]." Proverbs 16:8
From a Bible view, God promises to provide for us when we put the principles of Heaven first in our lives.
In a world where little is certain, in an age of tremendous financial insecurity, God promises that when we are faithful to Him, He will provide.
No one ever trusted God in vain. He never disappoints those who trust in Him.
Chapter by G Edward Reid, in the book God will Provide, pages 21, 27. by John Bradshaw of It Is Written
"Better is a little with righteousness, than vast wealth without justice [God]." Proverbs 16:8
From a Bible view, God promises to provide for us when we put the principles of Heaven first in our lives.
In a world where little is certain, in an age of tremendous financial insecurity, God promises that when we are faithful to Him, He will provide.
No one ever trusted God in vain. He never disappoints those who trust in Him.
Chapter by G Edward Reid, in the book God will Provide, pages 21, 27. by John Bradshaw of It Is Written
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Weight-Loss Diet
My doctor gave me this weight loss diet - its very simple!
Eat three meals a day.
Eat 50 to 55 grams of carbs per meal - With your choice of foods, but no more than 55 grams.
You can eat lots of food per meal if the carbs per item is low. Count the carbs of EVERYTHING you eat.
You are allowed a 10 gram carb snack @ 10 am and one at 3 pm.
Drink water between meals to help you stay full.
Eat three meals a day.
Eat 50 to 55 grams of carbs per meal - With your choice of foods, but no more than 55 grams.
You can eat lots of food per meal if the carbs per item is low. Count the carbs of EVERYTHING you eat.
You are allowed a 10 gram carb snack @ 10 am and one at 3 pm.
Drink water between meals to help you stay full.
The Answer by Deb M
There will come an Answer, though the time is unknown.
It is God’s only Answer, He will send His Own.
It is God's perfect Answer for all humanity;
He brings peace, joy and freedom, love and dignity.
Men have their own answers, but strange as it seems,
They say war is the answer for all men's sufferings.
But I know God has the Answer to hate, bloodshed and war;
For Christ is the Answer the world needs nothing more.
Soon Christ will come,
And will end this world of strife
Christ, [pause]
Our only Hope and Life
It is God’s only Answer, He will send His Own.
It is God's perfect Answer for all humanity;
He brings peace, joy and freedom, love and dignity.
Men have their own answers, but strange as it seems,
They say war is the answer for all men's sufferings.
But I know God has the Answer to hate, bloodshed and war;
For Christ is the Answer the world needs nothing more.
Soon Christ will come,
And will end this world of strife
Christ, [pause]
Our only Hope and Life
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