I’m a follower of Jesus, wife, mom, and Mimi to 8 grandbabies here and 5 grandbabies I’m waiting to meet in in heaven. I live in the Twin Cities and serve as the Minister for Women‘s Ministry at The North Church in Mounds View, MN.
One year ago today, I started this blog/website. It has been quite a journey through the Bible, getting to know God more deeply through His Word. I’m grateful for all the positive responses from readers, and I look forward to seeing more of God this year in my read through the Bible. Here’s some encouragement … More PLAN how you are going to read the Bible in 2010
To those of you who started reading your Bible with us during 2009: What have you learned of God this year through your reading? What did you find helpful about this site? What changes might you suggest for next year? How can you encourage other to join you in getting to KNOW God through His … More What is YOUR Bible reading plan for 2010?
In the summer of 2007, I had an accident which required surgery to reattach the hamstring tendons. Following surgery, I was confined in a brace, limited to lying flat on my back orleft side. One mysterious message came in a card: “Then lie on your left side, and place the punishment of the house of Israel … More Weird and wonderful visions of the majesty and mystery of God in Ezekiel
John Piper, in a sermon “Rivers From the Heart” Now perhaps we are ready to hear the words of Jesus as they come to us: “If any one thirst, let him come.” The invitation is universal, and yet it is conditional. There are no ethnic, intellectual, or social qualifications for drinking at Jesus’ fountain. The … More “…the hardest thing is not to satisfy their thirst but to make them feel thirsty for God.”
Job 1:6-11 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan [2] also came among them. 7 The Lord said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and … More A Glimpse That Strengthens
C.H.Spurgeon, in a sermon on Ezekiel 1:15-19, “God’s Providence”: When the prophet had seen the “living creatures,” which I take it were angels, he opened his eyes again, and he saw a wonderful illustration of the divine Providence, and this exhibition was in the figure of a wheel. You must know that this is not … More Providence is like a wheel.
Last night a tornado went through our community, leaving a wake of damage. We were completely without power until this morning and we still do not have phone or internet. Please check back later today for posts.
“Now then, little man, for a short time fly from your business; hide yourself for a moment from your turbulent thoughts. Break off now your troublesome cares, and think less of your laborious occupations. Make a little time for God, and rest for a while in him. Enter into the chamber of your mind, shut … More Make a little time for God
“There were two exegetes who prayed as they entered the library to work on understanding a biblical text. One was a biblical scholar and the other a common lay preacher. The biblical scholar, on route to deep seclusion in the collection of recent monographs, prayed like this: ‘Lord, I thank you that I am not … More Are you desperate to KNOW God and His Word?
And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.” 24 Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!” Mark 9:23-24 J.C.Ryle comments at GraceGems.org: We see in those words a vivid picture of the heart of many a true Christian. Few indeed are to … More Faith and Doubt
