by JemB | Jun 1, 2017 | Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned
Once upon a time (this is a true story, but one I have waited to tell until much time elapsed to protect the privacy of those involved) I was in conversation with someone who I felt was giving me a bit of an attitude that I was sure I did not deserve. I made a choice...
by JemB | Apr 20, 2017 | Instructions for Life
Today I learned of a Christian ministry that expects each employee to spend 10% of their time in prayer. In fact, they offer three corporate prayer times throughout the week because they put such a high value on prayer. I was intrigued by this, particularly because...
by JemB | Mar 19, 2017 | Bible, Disability, Family, Friendship, God's love, Peace, Ponderings
The sermon being preached from the stage was full of truth. Yet in the back row of the auditorium a very different sermon was reaching deep into my heart. I find it difficult to go to church alone, and this was one of those days when I had to do just that. Strike 1...
by JemB | Mar 12, 2017 | Bible, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Peace, Ponderings
I see it so much clearer now. I have heard countless messages and read scores of devotionals about keeping Jesus first in our lives. It wasn’t until i sat down to my Breakfast with Jesus that I saw how subtlety I displace Him. The morning started as each...
by JemB | Feb 23, 2017 | Bible, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Ponderings
One night on our recent cruise the captain came over the broadcast system throughout the ship (which typically only happens in an emergency). He said that several guests had noticed that we had taken a turn to the east (when we had been heading north). Captain Thor...