by sworel | May 28, 2023 | 2023, Musings
A quick study in the first chapter of Joshua speaks of the need to be ready for the opportunities that the Lord may send our way. Moses had died, but Joshua was ready because he prepared ahead of time. Being ready to step into opportunities (spiritual or otherwise)...
by sworel | May 22, 2023 | 2023, Musings
In October 1962, my family and I lived in Jacksonville, Florida. While I was trying to navigate my first year in high school, President John F. Kennedy was leading us through the very stressful “13 Days of October.” The Russians had parked a bunch of missiles in Cuba...
by sworel | May 14, 2023 | 2023, Musings
Stop a moment and come with me into the scene of Isaiah 6. At a certain point and place in time (the year King Uzziah died), the prophet Isaiah was allowed into the throne of God. As he entered there, he saw the Lord seated on a throne. Isaiah gives a ton of detail...
by sworel | May 7, 2023 | 2023, Musings
“The extreme greatness of Christianity lies in the fact that it does not seek a supernatural remedy for suffering but a supernatural use for it” (Simone Weil, philosopher). Pain is an incredible tool in the hand of God. Pain produces patient endurance (II Cor. 1:6)....
by sworel | Apr 30, 2023 | 2023, Musings, Uncategorized
I laughed when I read this story. Apparently, an older gentleman was doing some grocery shopping and noticed a dad shopping with his son. The boy was doing a great deal of complaining as they made their way along the store aisles. The elderly gentleman passed by them...
by sworel | Apr 23, 2023 | 2023, Musings
I recently read that Mumbai (the capital city of India) established 16 different “no selfie zones” across the city. They are concerned about the rise in accidents and deaths occurring because people get so absorbed with their own agenda (getting a cool picture of...
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