Devotions from The Beautiful Fight by Gary Thomas  The Kingdom of God is a corporate call and joint effort. We need one another and “Together we can exercise the weight of God’s power and more properly proclaim God’s authority. It is impossible to create a fire with one sound log, but several poor logs may…

We are getting more rain which is needed here so we are off to do indoor things like going to Toys R Us and maybe bowling before Scouts. Devotions are from The Beautiful Fight by Gary Thomas Transformation is a community effort. We need each other. The Bible pictures community as weak individuals being supported and uplifted by…

We are having a good Sabbath and went to Max Lacado’s church this morning. We heard a humble and powerful sermon. Al went to another church following and as Ann and I  went home to talk to our Finnish “daughter” in Finland. TOday’s devotion is from Gary Thomas’ book, The Beautiful Fight God will discipline us…

TOday we are going to go downtown to hear Ann speak on Essential Oils. Devotions from Gary Thomas’ book The Beautiful Fight Character transformation, though dependent on grace and God’s power, requires a lot of hard work, self-discipline, surrender, and a life marked by repentance. God is more concerned about out character than our comfort.…

Devotions from Gary Thomas’s book, The Beautiful Fight “It is spiritually toxic and personally disastrous to assume that we have ever arrived, that we can stop making progress. God’s transforming power is at work in us. No one is a perfect example but that should not keep us from surrendering to and receiving His enabling…

We have been to see two missions in San Antonio today and one was the oldest in the U.S. We loved reading about the history of each one. Then we went to the River Walk and had lunch and to a plaza to shop before coming home. Another fun day. Today’s devotion is from Gary…

Today has been a fun day as we went to the Tower of the Americas in downtown and then this afternoon to Karate class to see all 3 boys get their white belts. Todays devotion is from Gary Thomas’ book, The Beautiful Fight As we surrender to God and allow the Holy Spirit to manifest…

We are in San Antonio and thankfully arrived safely before the grandkids had to go to bed. I am unable to get my wireless computer to work here so I will be using the blog site for daily devotions. If you want to e-mail me you can do so at Ann’s. Devotions for 9-29 from…

Devotions are from Gary Thomas’s book, The Beautiful Fight “The world is anxiously waiting to see what Jesus Christ can do in, by, for, and through one man wholly given to Him-God –led.” Frank Buchman Every time we enter a room we bring something with us. We can bring the presence of Christ or we…

Devotions from Gary Thomas’s book, “The  Beautiful Fight” True transformation in our lives happens when we not only behave like Christ outwardly but when we begin thinking like Him inwardly. The mind of Christ is something we are told to cultivate in Prove 4:1-13. But when we shut God out of our lives, we lose…