May
11
Financial seeds
By Gwenn McKone | Leave a Comment
There is one who scatters, yet increases all the more,
And there is one who withholds what is justly due, but it results only in want.
The generous man will be prosperous,
And he who waters will himself be watered. (Proverbs 11:24-25)
In today’s economic climate, many people are clutching their money and resources tightly to their chest. Many charities and food banks are at the lowest levels they have experienced in decades. And if people continue to hold what they have in tight fists instead of giving, regardless of their financial status, they will not remain at their current status, but will slide further and further behind. In fact, they will ultimately end up in a state of “want.”
May
9
Bloom where you’re planted
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My oldest daughter is a serious fastpitch softball player. If I haven’t already bragged enough, she’s going to West Point this fall on a full athletic scholarship. But this spring, she and I have been coaching a Little League softball team of 12-year-olds. She’s the coach, and I’m the assistant coach.
Like so many coaches have realized over the years, it isn’t easy, primarily because of the parents. If the parents would simply trust the coaches, who usually know more about the game than they do, they could relax and know that their child is playing in the best position for their abilities and skill set.
May
2
We will not be intimidated
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Although the book of Ezra is primarily about how the Jewish exiles returned from Babylonia to Jerusalem, it also has a wonderful underlying story about how God works in the heart of kings to accomplish His purposes.
In fact, the book of Ezra starts out with this statement:
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he sent a proclamation throughout all of his kingdom, and also put it in writing…
Apr
27
Too much grace is not a good thing
By Gwenn McKone | 1 Comment
I’ve been learning a good deal about grace lately, except from the other side. I’m the one who’s granting the grace; my daughter is the one who is receiving it.
We’re in the final stretch of her senior year in high school and for those who’ve been through it, you know how hectic and trying it is. Tonight is prom, and last night, my daughter came up to me and said, “Can you dye my hair tomorrow?” She’s coming home from school at 10:30 a.m., and then the beautification process begins. She fully expects me to cater to her all day until she leaves in the early evening.
Apr
20
Faith like honey
By Gwenn McKone | Comments Off
I watch The 700 Club on www.cbn.com nearly every day, as I’m getting dressed, and a few days ago, they did a story that really spoke to me about a country songwriter named Allen Shamblin.
Mr. Shamblin is now a very successful songwriter. His first successful song was called “He Walked on Water” and was recorded by Randy Travis. Miranda Lambert has also recorded his songs, as well as other well-known country artists.
Apr
14
‘And I gave you a land on which you had not labored, and cities which you had not built, and you have lived in them; you are eating of vineyards and olive groves which you did not plant.’ (Joshua 24:13)
Shortly before Joshua died, he gathered the elders, judges and officers of Israel to him, and through him, God spoke to Israel, and reminded them of their history, all the way from Abraham. (Joshua 24:1-13)
I love the fact that God, in first person, recounted the highlights of their journey with Him. He made it clear that He, and He alone, had cleared the way for them in miraculous ways:
Apr
11
Cling!
By Gwenn McKone | Comments Off
A little over a week ago, CNN.com posted an article, titled, “4 Big Myths of Book of Revelation.” The article takes information from a book with a similar title, Revelations: Visions, Prophecy & Politics in the Book of Revelation. The author, a woman named Elaine Pagels, is described by CNN as “one of the world’s leading biblical scholars.”
However, as the article progresses, it becomes quite apparent that if Ms. Pagels is a biblical scholar, she is not filled with the Holy Spirit, because she does not know truth. And she certainly does not seem to realize that each book in the Bible is supported by scripture in other books; that none stand alone. You cannot take a book like Revelation by itself, and claim to know what it purports.
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