Lay the Foundation
There is a popular t-shirt that I've seen numerous times since we have been back in Texas that says, "I wasn't born in Texas but I got here as fast as I could." Evidently, that is the truth. I read recently that some 350 to 400 people move from other states to Texas every single day of the year. All that one needs to believe these statistics is a drive around the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Construction for new homes and apartment buildings is seen all over the metroplex. In some areas, all that you can see for miles is two-by-fours being hammered and bricks being laid. Here's a fact about...
He’s a Talking Holy Spirit
Confession time ... I am notorious for going to the grocery store to pick up two or three items and wind up returning home with three or four grocery sacks containing everything but the items on my list. Now, don't go and shake your head and roll your eyes at me. I am confident that you have done the same thing far more times than you will want to admit to. How does this happen? To use a phrase that my Grandma Burns used to say, "My brain leaks." In other words, we need so help with our memory. This week, I want to remind you about something that you already know to be true. Here it is ......
BBM – Leading a Holy Spirit Renewal
I can't believe it. I just looked at my blog's history and discovered that I have consistently published a post 52 weeks a year for just over 9 1/2 years. I honestly don't know of any blogger on the web that has published a weekly blog post for this length of time and, with rare exception, focused upon one subject, the Person and work of the Holy Spirit. At one time or another, people from over 80 countries have read at least one of the 512 blog posts, individuals from many diverse denominational backgrounds, generations varying from those considered to be "old school" to those identified as...
I Want More!
While watching Good Morning America this morning, I learned of the new words and terms that have been officially added to the 2017 Merriam-Webster Dictionary. According to the report, more than one thousand new words have been added, including terms from recent advances in science, borrowings from foreign languages, and words from tech, medicine, pop culture, sports, and everything in between. Our language is ever-changing! (To read a list of some of the new words, click on this link.) Here is one of my favorite new terms that is now officially a part of our language ... binge-watch. If you...
Have Miracles Ceased?
Have you ever stopped to think about how this world has changed during the brief amount of time that you've been alive? So many great things exist now and are a way of everyday life that didn't exist when I was a child. (For those of you that think that I am ancient, I will defend myself by saying that I was born AFTER Benjamin Franklin flew his kite and discovered electricity.) And, while there are so many new things, a lot of things that were a part of our daily life when we were children don't exist any longer. For example, when was the last time that you saw a J.C. Penny's catalog or a...
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