Category Archive: Thankful

Sweet Quotes That Help Me Grow Closer To King Jesus 17…

Repentance is like antiseptic. You pour antiseptic onto a wound and, at first, it stings. Then it heals. Tim Keller . God did not give us the book of Revelation so that we’d… Continue reading

Some Bible Verses & Thoughts On Thanksgiving…

Time & time again throughout the Bible God calls us to consistently remember (231x in the Bible!), to not forget (22x in the Bible!), what He has done for us…it is tragically ironic… Continue reading

Jesus’ Lineage Proves He Will Accept ANYONE Into His Family…

Loved ones, there are SO MANY people in this world who have not accepted/received Jesus as their Savior because they believe He would never love them in view of the sins they have… Continue reading

Deliberate Days Between The Fall and Spring…

Greetings My Friends~ . Just want to share with you a poem I wrote about the powerfully nostalgic memories I have of lazy summer days during my childhood—I pray it is a blessing… Continue reading

Personal Retreat of Solitude With Jesus…

Cedarly Delafield, Wisconsin October 21-25, 2007   Desiring Jesus. For at least eighteen months now I have been desiring Jesus: desiring to know Him, to be with Him, to meet with Him, to… Continue reading

Immersed In the Streets of Chicago (Meeting A Man Named Troy)…

For the sixth summer in a row the LORD Almighty has blessed me, with the help of many others, to lead a group of 7th, 8th, and 9th graders into Chicago with the… Continue reading

Thankful: God’s Extraordinary Blessings In An Ordinary Life…

I am thankful… for the extra flavor ice cold milk releases in cereal. for a quiet house after a wonderful day of lively noise with my five boisterous children. for the rhythmically soft… Continue reading

Appendectomy A-musings…

  Well, thank the LORD, the fantastic staff at Lake Forest Hospital, my amazing wife, and all of you: I am now at home recovering from an emergency appendectomy, sore but snug in… Continue reading

Why I Am Thankful For The Church At Which I Serve…

I feel like the LORD has been helping me more and more to realize what a blessing this local church is and has been to me and my family, so I thought I… Continue reading

35 Things I’ve Learned In My 35 Years On Earth…

The Cubs probably will NEVER win the World Series. Sigh…(But I’m still a fan and watching a game at Wrigley is still a fun event to experience with friends and loved ones!) Even… Continue reading