Originally Posted Sept. 21, 2021 “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; even as I have loved you, that you also love one another…..by this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."(John 13:34-35) The Lord calls us to love one another…to love … Continue reading “Not Easy To Love”
Author: davetouhillsr
BLOG UPDATE
As you’re reading this BLOG, I’ll be away in “hopefully sunny Florida”. I’ll be on retreat, then visiting my brother, and later joining Judy to visit her brother and his wife. So, it looks like the BLOG will take a little break. I will hopefully be back with a “freshly inspired new BLOG” in about … Continue reading BLOG UPDATE
“Should I Do It, Or Not”
How should we respond to requests or opportunities or invitations that come our way? That sounds like a pretty simple question. But now that I’m older and officially retired, I can find myself in a quandary at times when asked to do something or go somewhere. I don’t have the energy I used to have and … Continue reading “Should I Do It, Or Not”
“Trust All Things To Jesus…”
I can tend to think that the time to move forward with new initiatives from the Lord is when things are really going great, when the church and the culture are doing wonderfully well….”boy, let’s move into high gear and win the world for Christ”. Well, I guess there’s examples from history where this proved … Continue reading “Trust All Things To Jesus…”
Insurance Against Mayhem
You’ve probably seen the Allstate Insurance commercial where “Actor Dean Winters plays the dastardly and destructive Mayhem, wreaking havoc on people's property, prompting their need for some Allstate coverage.” Hmmmmmm. It could almost remind us of some of the antics of the devil. Today many would ask, “hey, is there really a devil; is there really a … Continue reading Insurance Against Mayhem
“Thanks …… I Needed That”
In the movies from the '40's & '50's, subtle correction was usually not present. If someone was losing a grip due to some trauma, John Wayne would slap him across the face and say, “Snap Out Of It …slap,slap,slap…..Snap Out Of It”….. and the recipient would say, “Ahhhh, thanks, I needed that.” Depending on the circumstances, the … Continue reading “Thanks …… I Needed That”
NEWSFLASH— We’re Not In Charge”
Originally Posted Sept. 3, 2021 It’s amazing how we think we’re in charge. We have all this latest technology, we’re so smart. We’ve found this cure, we can fly civilians into space, we have robots to do our work. Wow what about these cell phones… “hey Alexa, what’s the temperature in Istanbul ?”. Many think that we’re … Continue reading NEWSFLASH— We’re Not In Charge”
“Open The Door”
Originally Posted Sept. 2, 2021 Recently I’ve been posting a number of BLOGS from last year. As I read some of them I can think, “wow that’s pretty good, or hmmm, not so good.” What’s interesting is that my assessment may not correspond with your assessment. We all can have different opinions about almost everything. … Continue reading “Open The Door”
“It’s Not Easy”
I was recently watching an episode of “The Chosen” and was struck by the dialogue of Jesus with the apostle “James - the Lesser”, who is depicted as having a disability. James is asking for a healing and Jesus does not heal him. It’s pretty intense….. it was a straight forward, non flowery, even blunt … Continue reading “It’s Not Easy”
“You Are Beautiful”
Today Judy and I were asked to “share our faith story” with some young people at Koinonia Academy…. grades 7-12, about 13-18 in age. Having not spoken to a group of young people for quite awhile, I was trying to remember what would be important to them at that age. Gee, what was I focused on when … Continue reading “You Are Beautiful”
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