Living free with Phil Miller was week five. Barbara Miller also assisted with the training. The outline was; 1) original design, 2) the supernatural, and 3) blockage. Original design has everything to do with God’s will, my part in affecting God’s will, and how God has equipped me for His plan. We are made in…

I’m back to YWAM and focusing on what teaching had an effect on my heart and perspective. This is not really a summary of any sort but a collection. In 1970 I left Lawndale, California, as a high school graduate and spent the insurance money, on a year at San Jose Bible College, from a…

David surprised everyone (except God and maybe Jonathan) when he became king. He did not look like a king. You know the account in I Sam 16:6-13. “The Lord said to Samuel, ‘Get up and anoint him. He is the one.’ Samuel took the horn with the oil in it, and poured the special oil…

I have several older hymn books that I enjoy playing from on my piano. This hymn, The Old-Time Religion, has five stanzas and, in my opinion, gives a great summary of faith. The response is always, “And it’s good enough for me”. This is what the writer says (‘It’ being the Old-Time Religion), It was…

I recently spent some precious time with three of my five grandchildren in Idaho. So many conversations! I know what the word voice-over means but with children it is hard, sometimes, to keep up. I remembered after returning home that the youngest asked me if I liked pudding. At least I think it was him….

I’ve made notes today on fleeting thoughts that do not make a blog. I do want to pass on a few ideas for you to chew on… I’VE EARNED AND I DESERVE I, I, I, is the center of our thoughts most of the time. Me, me, me, prevents us from thinking about you, you,…

I do not believe that God works for me but I am laboring over some prayers. They are in a journal that is visited often. I think these two prayers for others fit. I mean “fit” to suggest that they conform with God’s word and, I think, will benefit these good people, thus, benefitting the…

I read a post from Marshall Segal that was published in my church newsletter. It contains quotes from C.S. Lewis (still my fav). I won’t plagiarize this wise piece but would remind you that nothing is new under the sun. I study, read other’s work, I chew on thoughts, listen to pastors and teachers and…

I know I’ve spelled this incorrectly but there is a reason. I was reading Revelation 21:1-6. I’ve been using a butterscotch-colored Bible, New American Standard Bible, with the inscription, Robert Verne Orahood. That makes it my Dad’s Bible only all of the notes written over many years are in my Mom’s handwriting – thus the…

Another new word but when I read it I know exactly what it means. I, too, insist upon attention, help, or advice from others. Some days I would rather give out a lot of advice to a lot of people! I think my ideas are better than theirs. We want what we want. This demandingness…