2017 is gone now, but it was a joyful year. And I am expecting 2018 to be even more joyful! I managed to get two books published this year!
Happy New Year from our house to your house. Jesus is wonderful!
The Devil Cannot Read Your Mind
It has always grated on me a bit over the years to hear Christians say things like, “Well, satan knew so-and-so was going to do great things for God and that’s why he tried to kill him.” (or did kill him) And they said it without providing any proof or a scripture that they based it on. In the bible, that is called a reasoning. Humans feel the need to be able to explain everything and answer every question, I suppose, especially in the face of tragedy. Now, after 30 plus years of knowing Jesus, I see the Scripture that backs up my belief about this.
Posted in God's Power, Position of Man in the Plan of God
Tagged bible, devil, God, Spirit of God
Leave a comment
My “Other” Job
In addition to my recent publication of blog posts called “Dogtags and Pearls: Lessons from Heaven,” I also write children’s books. I have not been a prolific writer of children’s books. I published one in 2013 called, ” A Tale of Two Lambs.” It is the story of the Resurrection told using farm animals and a farmer. My talented friend, Jamie Brannon Haney illustrated it for me.
More recently, I have completed another children’s book. It is “The ABCs of Created Things.” This book came about because I took a class in Adobe Illustrator and a book came out of it! That’s the way I roll!
The ABCs book was entirely illustrated by me. It teaches your child the ABCs paired with things in creation, using rhyme. It has been a joy writing and illustrating it. I send it out to the world expecting it to teach and bless the coming generations of little babies. I love little babies. I love children!
In January, I will begin work on a third children’s book, “A Tale of Two Prophets.” Jamie Brannon Haney will again be working with me as the illustrator. The farm animals will be learning a different lesson from God’s word. Stay tuned. We will keep you posted.
If you are interested in any of my books, you can contact me personally through this blog or go to Amazon.com and look them up. They are all there!
New Book By Me
I’ve been a bit busy lately and haven’t been posting. I have been compiling a lot of these blog posts into a book called “Dogtags and Pearls, Lessons from Heaven.” I’m pretty proud of it. I even designed the cover myself because the company had no standard cover that I felt was a fit for it.
Soooooo…here it is! Available on Amazon.com or through me. I’m baring my soul to the world.
Things I’ve wondered about…
The new testament calls Noah a “preacher of righteousness.” Who did he get saved? Ever heard a sermon on Noah as an evangelist? Why is that?
Noah lived at a time of great darkness on the earth. There were plenty of mission fields. We don’t see him really getting anyone saved while he spends 100 years building a huge boat… Hollywood’s version of the story depicts people laughing at him while he is building it, which I’m sure is what really happened, because people in darkness always mock the righteous, especially when they speak of impending doom, which is what the ark represented.
Joseph, Part 2
I talked a little bit about the hardships of Joseph’s life in another post, but really didn’t go into detail. I would like to share some things I believe I have seen by revelation of the Holy Spirit about Joseph.
Posted in God's Lessons, Position of Man in the Plan of God, Trusting God
Tagged dreams, Egypt, Joseph
Comments Off on Joseph, Part 2
Adversity and Suddenly: Joseph
I once heard a teacher say…Joseph, in prison one day, a shower and a shave, and he’s on the throne the next day. Wow, what an amazing turn of events. Joseph must have thought he was dreaming. He probably had to pinch himself.
Forever O Lord, Your Word is settled in Heaven
Can we experience heaven here on earth? I think most of us say there are times we experience joy from heaven…perhaps when your first child is born or when they marry well.
Adversity
I have recently gone through some adversity. And on a scale of A to F, I think I got an F!
Posted in God's Lessons
Leave a comment
2017, A New Year
I love the beginning of a new year. How about you? It feels like you get to make a new start, a startover, if you will. That’s how it feels when one gets born again, or saved. You get a new beginning. A clean, fresh start. Continue reading
Posted in Position of Man in the Plan of God, Thoughts at Christmas, Trusting God
Tagged Ishmael, new year, politics, Trump
Leave a comment
Dogtags and Pearls...the plain and the precious 