The following picture was taken around 1947 in The Locke Home in Chester, SC.
Locke Cousins c.1947
Author: snoopyjoe
Stuck…
Have you ever been stuck between a rock and a hard place? Think about Pilot, Pontius Pilot…he had to choose what to do with a man, who he thought was innocent – but the crowd wanted him crucified. Many things we do, do not require an urgent decision. Take time to pray…talk about it with those you respect…pray some more – then choose wisely. Don’t follow the crowd, too many have chosen the path of Barabbas…Choose the way of Jesus.
Based on John 19.
Christian Life can be hard
There are times when you have that “mountain top” experience. But there are also times when you hit a wall and nothing makes sense and your world seems to be falling apart. Think about Mary. Jesus saved her, yet in the end she cried when He died. She cried when she went to the tomb to finish the burial process. The world will try to bury him…and you may grow discourage. It is the abandoned tomb that gives you hope, for it symbolizes the life that is yours from your risen Lord. The empty tomb promises that nothing, not even death itself, can defeat the purposes of your Lord. Are you weeping beside an empty tomb?
Excerpts from:
Experiencing God Day by Day, Copyright © 1997 by Henry Blackaby and Richard Blackaby
Oblivious…
There will be times when, immersed in the ordinary details of life, you may be oblivious to the extraordinary that is right next to you. Everything God had been doing for forty years in Moses’ life was culminating in this moment. So much of God’s redemptive plan waited for Moses to notice the uncommon in the midst of the common.
Exodus 3:4
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Doctrines
With all of the news and activities surrounding the Methodist church over the last few years, I have struggled to understand why?! I have read hundreds of things across the diverse landscape to understand the different sides and comparing that to my understanding of the Bible.
I ended up this year, focusing on what I think are the 2 key issues behind schisms in the church: