Posts that step on our toes.
A dear, sweet older couple who are now with the Lord introduced us to the Fishwrapper paper. I hadn’t looked at it for years. It’s delightful, and I like that I can get it online. The title is from the front page article, November 18, 2025 edition. It’s full of great advice from a seventy-nine-year-old … More Wise Words from an Old Lady
We need to ask forgiveness from others, but, as born-again believers, do we ask forgiveness every time we pray? … More I’m Sorry, Please Forgive Me
Have you ever lost something really important—like a purse?! Then what? God’s lessons are not always easy to accept. … More Lost!!
It doesn’t matter how big or how difficult the problem, “My God is [still] big, so strong and so might, there’s nothing my God cannot do.” Is that true? … More Yikes! Mama Ain’t Happy!
It’s hard work to discipline yourself to make Bible reading a priority, but the benefits are out of this world! … More How Do You Read the Bible?
When I act like an idiot (sorry, but there’s no better way to state the facts), is the Holy Spirit grieved? … More Just a Little Thing
Where would have been our flourishing churches of today if our forefathers had disdained to sustain them while they were yet in their infancy? Spurgeon … More The Little Things
Can you imagine if two of your church members instantly dropped dead in a church service? That’s enough to get the hardest heart’s attention! … More Casual Commitment
At our first ministry, an older woman came to Tom and said, “I’ve read through the Bible so many times, there’s nothing left to learn.” … More Too Old to Learn
I’m not an expert on surgery. I’ve had three C-sections, but that’s the limit of my hospital stays, praise God. But some of you may know what I’m talking about: Something doesn’t seem quite right. You go to the doctor, and he affirms it. He recommends surgery, but you’re not sure. You don’t feel bad. … More Under God’s Scalpel
Beyond Common Sense 