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The Back Page of God
http://fylvia.wordpress.com/2010/06/04/the-back-page-god/ (http://fylvia.wordpress.com/2010/06/04/the-back-page-god/) As it is with most things, it’s the sensational side of God that makes the headlines.…
Created almost 2 years ago
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Crazy Divine Plans
http://fylvia.wordpress.com/2010/06/14/crazy-divine-plans/ (http://fylvia.wordpress.com/2010/06/14/crazy-divine-plans/) Have the faith to know that when God asks us to do the illogical, He does the…
Created almost 2 years ago
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Give Credit Where Credit is Due
http://fylvia.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/credit/ (http://fylvia.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/credit/) Your life is one of stewardship when people come to you for who you are and what you do, but find God…
Created almost 2 years ago
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album of deliverance
http://fylvia.wordpress.com/2010/07/21/deliverance/ (http://fylvia.wordpress.com/2010/07/21/deliverance/) I would not survive today if I could not remember the yesterdays.
Created almost 2 years ago
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Believe enough to die
Hebrews 11 is traditionally known as the faith chapter. “The faith chapter” has an optimistic, la-la-la ring to it. In all objectivity, it’s more like the “ready to die” chapter. It’s a list of a handful…
Created over 2 years ago
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The Lord is with you
Jahaziel makes a brief appearance in the Bible. In just a small paragraph of five verses he enters and leaves the story with nothing but one profound statement. The scene is a petrified nation of Judah…
Created over 2 years ago
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Your radius of responsibility
I’ve lost count of how many times my children have responded with a “But I can’t, I don’t know how.” I’m the parent and I know they can; if I thought they couldn’t, I wouldn’t bother asking them to!…
Created over 2 years ago
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Loved by God and man
There’s this man I know: Great preacher, passionate singer, fervent Bible student--and all this wrapped up in a charismatic personality. When he’s preaching, the church is full, when he sings, everyone…
Created over 2 years ago
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Begin all things with God
The Noah before the flood was one whom both God and man thought was a good man, a man of integrity. The Noah after the flood remains the same on the inside. One would not expect this of a man who, for…
Created over 2 years ago
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The hunter and the prey
Watching the National Geographic channel, I’m always fascinated by the patience and stealth of the hunter, be it man or beast. When targeting the prey, an animal can lay in wait for hours completely focused…
Created over 2 years ago
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God's backup plans
God had THE master plan for man and then He had many back up plans for when we messed up. Ishmael was not part of God’s plan; he was Abraham’s impatient interpretation of God’s plan. Yet when doling…
Created over 2 years ago
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God makes memories
This verse relates a simple fact: Joseph could not humanly keep track of all the grain that God provided. It also paints a picture of hyperbolic proportions: I imagine Joseph sitting on a haystack while…
Created over 2 years ago
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Picture of forgiveness
Imagine back-stabbing, birthright-stealer Jacob’s anxiety as he journeys with his family to meet Esau: He is in the middle of the desert with everything and everyone he loves dearly. He is vulnerable…
Created over 2 years ago
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Bad turns to good . . . eventually
Joseph was betrayed by his brother, sold to strangers, taken to a strange country. Traveling with Ishmaelites, Joseph saw his future clearly: a slave in chains till his dying day. But God was WITH Joseph.…
Created over 2 years ago
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Looks and gifts
For the ones who cannot be moved to break, let alone alone scratch the surface of the Ten Commandments, the Devil uses their goodness, their steadfastness, their good intentions to create road blocks…
Created over 2 years ago
Genesis 39:6 (ASV), Genesis 39:7 (ASV), Genesis 39:8 (ASV), Genesis 39:9 (ASV), Genesis 39:10 (ASV)
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You're the man
It was two years of freedom and another dream that needed interpreting before the cupbearer remembered his promise to Joseph. But never mind that for God was in control. Pharaoh had a strange dream and…
Created over 2 years ago
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Branded with the Spirit
Branding is a familiar tradition in both history and present time. Be it man or cattle, searing a seal of ownership into flesh forever connects one with the owner. Today tattoos have taken on the connotations…
Created over 2 years ago
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Active in your community
We are all creatures with the basic need for interaction, be it limited to a handful of close friends or a room full of strangers. Pack creatures, we draw strength from and support for one another. Jesus…
Created over 2 years ago
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Imitate God
Science has experimented with both man and animal to prove that imitation results in changed behavior. The premise is that if you do something often enough, it becomes a part of you. Like picking up a…
Created over 2 years ago
