by Steve S. | Nov 13, 2009 | faith, God's purpose, love, money
“In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed.†(Exodus 15:13) I once heard a story about two young men who made a goal of riding through the Sahara Desert on motorcycles. There aren’t a lot of street signs in the Sahara and this was long...
by Steve S. | Nov 5, 2009 | Stars
“How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations! You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the...
by Steve S. | Oct 27, 2009 | last days
“They know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken. “I said, ‘You are “godsâ€; you are all sons of the Most High.’ But you will die like mere men; you will fall like every other ruler.â€...
by Steve S. | Oct 18, 2009 | peace, purpose
By Jenny Lou Jones With the birth of our first child, Lance told me that he’d help me rock our new baby to sleep if only I’d agree to buy a La-Z-Boy. His argument was that all decent and caring fathers had one thing in common—a big, boxy wad of material that...
by Steve S. | Oct 11, 2009 | Courage, faith, Fear, God's purpose
By Jenny Lou Jones During my elementary years, I walked home after school.  Well, it was more like I lollygagged and meandered, especially down the big hill that ended at my house. That last perilous slope was littered with cracks in the sidewalk that I had to...
by Steve S. | Oct 3, 2009 | Obedience, suffering, Thriving in Tough Times, Trust
Last week I wrote about why God would allow bad things to happen to people. Whether bad things were initiated by another person or by nature – like a tsunami or an earthquake. I also mentioned David Pawson’s book, Why Does God Allow Natural Disasters. The book...
by Steve S. | Sep 22, 2009 | suffering
I had lunch with a friend last week and he had a question for me. He mentioned, Jaycee Lee Dugard, the little girl in California who was kidnapped by Phillip and Nancy Garrido and used as a sex slave for eighteen years, bearing two children by Garrido during the time....
by Steve S. | Sep 11, 2009 | agape, Site News
“So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field.†(Genesis 2:20) We’ve got a cat named ‘Baby’. Let me back up. We’ve got four cats, six dogs, somewhere around fifty fish (the kind you feed, not the kind...
by Steve S. | Sep 4, 2009 | Fruit of the Spirit, possessions, success
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” (Galatians 5:22-23) For the last few weeks, we’ve talked about the old man who was...
by Steve S. | Aug 26, 2009 | Celebrity, Church, God's Voice, Hell, money, Obedience
Last week we talked about how being born again into life requires dying first; crucifying the old man whose behavior leads us into death. We also figured out how we crucify the old man – we kill his deeds, the behavior that leads us to death instead of life....
by Steve S. | Aug 17, 2009 | Obedience
“Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.†(Romans 8:5) In my last letter I talked about how what I want to...
by Steve S. | Aug 6, 2009 | Site News
“I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. I know that nothing good lives in...
by Steve S. | Jul 30, 2009 | Site News
“Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them†(Matthew 6:26) Of all the times I’ve asked God to help me or to provide something for me, I don’t remember ever asking Him for someone I can...
by Steve S. | Jul 23, 2009 | God's purpose, Prayer
“I’ve always gotten to where I’m going, but it didn’t look the same.†Sounds a little like a Yogi Berra quote, doesn’t it? It’s not. It’s a Steve quote, just ask Elaine, she’ll vouch for me. I’ve always had a decent idea of where I needed to be,...
by Steve S. | Jul 7, 2009 | Church, David Pawson, God's Voice, money, possessions, Site News, Thriving in Tough Times
Tithing still remains a controversial issue in the church, even though I straightened everything out two weeks ago. Boy, I wish more people would read this letter. Amidst the many comments I received from “Forget About Tithing†was one from T___. “… I did read...
by Steve S. | Jul 1, 2009 | money, possessions
“I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.†(Matthew 25:40) We received a lot of comments from last week’s letter, “Forget About Tithing.†You really need to read some of them (just click the...
by Steve S. | Jun 24, 2009 | Courage, faith, Fear, Heaven, love, money, peace, Prayer, suffering, Thriving in Tough Times, Trust
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cummin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without...
by Steve S. | Jun 10, 2009 | God's purpose, purpose, Thriving in Tough Times
“… but our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.†(Philippians 3:20) Since this is the last week of our Thriving in Tough Times series, I’ve been reading over the last ten letters (the whole series) in...
by Steve S. | Jun 9, 2009 | Courage, faith, Fear, God's Voice, Prayer, suffering, Thriving in Tough Times, Trust
Thriving in Tough Times Part 10 “For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way the rich man will fade away even while he goes about his business.†(James 1:11) There’s nothing pleasant...
by Steve S. | May 20, 2009 | purpose, Thriving in Tough Times
Thriving in Tough Times Part 9 “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.†(Mark 13:8) I saw on the morning news that we’ll be into hurricane...
