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"Hosanna to the Son of David!  Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the Highest!" Mt 21:9 ESV Wow!  Praise and glory be to our King in the Highest!  Today is Palm Sunday, and upon entering the sanctuary we had the school children fanning us with palm leaves. The kids are so cute! I just wanted to pause for a moment and recognize the magnitude of today, of this week, culminating in Sunday, a day that means eternal life for those who believe in Jesus Christ. You see, I have had a busy holiday season.  Some of you may know that my Dad was diagnosed with throat cancer.  Praise the Lord we found out that after a grueling time of treatment, they told us that the cancer is gone in the current x-ray.  They told us cautiously that we never know, it's cancer....but for now, we are going to claim it to be true in Jesus Name! and move on! :)  He still has a lot of healing to do; no need to focus on what we cannot change. At the first...

Greetings!  It has been a while since my last blog. Too long! So much is going on in the world. There are bombings everywhere, we have South Korea test firing missiles and here in the United States, we had the terrible tragedy in Orlando. And then most recently the shootings in Dallas, Louisiana and Minnesota resulting in huge division that is happening throughout OUR country: white, blue, black.....it breaks my heart.  I think we can all use a little hope, yes? So I wanted to take you back to a time where I found hope in my 10 speed bicycle.  Now although this was a different time for some of you younger readers, I think you will be able to relate and maybe get a chuckle or two. I remember the Christmas that I got my 10 speed bicycle.  Oh the doors I knew that bike would open, all I had to do was wait 6 months for summer.  (6 months!) I digress.  During those 6 months I dreamed of all of the places that I would be able to go on that bike.  You see...

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.  Gal 5:1 Greetings!  Can you just picture Christ, the Savior of the world coming into Jerusalem on a donkey?  The leaders of the Jewish world were not happy with him and were already plotting for his ruin, yet he enters the city as King..... on a donkey. Although the crowd today was shouting "Hosana!," and praising Christ as King, a week later, those same people were shouting "Crucify Him!"  And Jesus Christ who came here, as a man, to die for us, was dead.  Praise and glory that he rose again so that we may have life! So why did he come?  Paul, who was some kind of a sinner (aren't we all), was one of the Jews chanting "Crucify Him!"  And he went further, he believed that those who followed Jesus were blasphemers (one who mocks religion or claims to be God). And he was on a mission, hunting down Christians, and well, stoning them.  Until Christ appeared to him during his hunt and showed him that...

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.  (Jn 3:16) Happy (belated) New Year! I want to open the New Year by sharing a personal story.  The topic of this blog is "standing in the face of adversity."  I bet that every one of you have faced difficulty in your life at some time.  I don't know what 2016 will bring, but I pray that my story will be a blessing to you. Approximately 15 years ago, I suffered a cervical spinal cord injury that has resulted in some very serious, life issues.  It has been a long, uphill battle.  We fought for over 5 years just to get a handle on what my condition was, what my issues really were and the cause so that I could begin to make a strategy to tackle them.  Along the way I have had to give up so much and so has my sweetheart. [Thank you B for all that you do!] So why am I telling you this?  Because I know in m...

Can you believe that we just passed Thanksgiving?  I can't.  This year has flown by.  And I am flabbergasted that it is already November, almost December!. Before this weekend passed me by, I wanted to take this time to give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!   Lord, I want to thank you for my childhood.  I was blessed to have a mom and dad who truly loved me.  They did their best to give me all that they could and ensure that my life could be more than the life in which they were raised.  We camped every weekend and spent every evening together, unless of course I was off with friends or playing sports.  Which almost never a happened. Not! Now don't get me wrong, there were issues, but there was no question that I was loved.  My mom has passed, but I know that she can hear me, so, mom, dad, "Thank you."  I love you both. Lord, for those whose childhood might not be such a happy memory, I would like to lift them up in prayer.  ...

Cheers for our loved ones that have gone before us!  Yesterday marked the 16 year anniversary of my mother's death.  It seems like yesterday. While life goes on, I miss her so much and I lament the things she is missing out on.  And then I think, she isn't missing out on anything! God's Word tells us that he is our Creator (Gen 1:1).  The great "I AM."(Ex 3:14) I believe the bible is God breathed and it is truth to live by. (2 Tim 3:16)  So therefore, I believe in Heaven.  I also believe that our loved ones who have gone before us, are watching over us and are waiting anxiously for us to join them.  They are having a party with our Savior Jesus Christ, while we are down here struggling and being refined like gold, pruned by our Creator.(1 Pet 1:7) I know that many of you have lost loved ones: grand-parents, parents, siblings......children.  And I know you hurt.  Please know that in writing this blog, I am thinking about you.   Asking...

I was blessed to go recently to a Beth Moore simulcast titled, "Audacious."  I got the opportunity to share it with my bible study group, but we did not get to finish it completely; and many others have asked me, "What was her simulcast about?" I will not be able to live up to Beth Moore and her character, but I thought I could at least do my best to summarize her main points.  I hope I do you justice Beth! She begins the simulcast with a familiar story from Gen 25:19-34; the story of Jacob and Esau.  We focus in on the section of the story where Esau, now a grown man, comes in from hunting, hungry. Meanwhile, his brother Jacob is cooking a nice pot of stew.  Esau is so exhausted and worn out, that he is overwhelmed by hunger.  All he can focus on is that pot of stew that Jacob is cooking...he wants that stew!  So much so, that he gives up his birthright (the lion share of the inheritance) to his brother Jacob for a pot of stew.  Beth Moore challen...