Published by admin on 28 Nov 2008
Throughout the Body of Christ I see many gifts of God at work. Some are filled with faith, some with compassion, some are apt to teach, encourage, and exhort. Some are anointed to bring correction when it is needed. All the gifts are important. But there is one “gift” I see rampant in the Body that is not of God, and I call it “anointed to whine”. Continue Reading »
Published by admin on 21 Nov 2008
Has there ever been a day when you wanted to stay in bed and pull the covers up over your head and just….well…. hide? There have been days I’ve woke up and the first thing I hear upon my eyes opening is, “You think yesterday was bad? Wait till you see what I have for today.” If that isn’t enough to make you want to stay in bed, I don’t know what is. But…..today is a new day, and once I wake up, I realize that wasn’t the Lord speaking to me. Well, if it wasn’t the Lord, then who was it? Yep, it was the old liar himself, the devil, or at least, one of his servants. Continue Reading »
Published by admin on 14 Nov 2008
How many times have you heard “I never got around to it” when you asked if a certain thing got done? For me, it’s been more times than I can remember. And no wonder, because it seems time is speeding up these days, and it’s harder to get things done. Add to that the problem that many just seem to lack the focus to carry things through to completion. Most people are pretty good at starting a project, but have difficulty following through. You can verify this by driving down country roads some afternoon and counting the number of unfinished repairs on cars, houses, unfinished landscaping projects and the like. Sadly, the majority of New Year resolutions are doomed to failure by January second. Of course, there is the segment of people who just plain can’t even commit to start a project, let alone complete it. Continue Reading »
Published by admin on 07 Nov 2008
If you have ever done any carpenter work or woodworking or machine work, you know the importance of the proper measuring tool. If you’re a carpenter, you need a plumb line, level, square, and a tape measure. A woodworker would use a square and a ruler, and maybe a protractor, and a machinist would use a micrometer and a machinist’s ruler and perhaps calipers. Without a way to establish constant, precise measurement, your project is doomed to failure before you even start. Continue Reading »