Terribly Interesting

Today is the anniversary of Martin Luther nailing his 95 Theses to the door of the church. Even though he had some horrible anti-semitic views, God used him to reform the modern church. Martin Luther (November 10, 1483 – February 18, 1546) was a German monk , [1] theologian , university professor, Father of Protestantism , [2] [3] [4] [5] and church reformer whose ideas influenced the Protestant Reformation and changed the course of Western civilization . [6] Luther's theology challenged the authority of the papacy by holding that the Bible is the only infallible source of religious authority [7] and that all baptized Christians under Jesus are a universal priesthood . [8] According to Luther, salvation is a free gift of God, received only by true repentance and faith in Jesus as the Messiah , a faith given by God and unmediated by the church. At the Diet of Worms assembly over freedom of conscience in 1521, Luther's confrontation with the Holy Roman Emperor ...

My dear friend Suzi made this. I thought I would share with all our sistas!

This Blog is updated each Tuesday. The Lord scoffs at those opposed to His Anointed One. Psalm 2:2-4 A friend of mine blogged about an Indian story recently and I had also planned on blogging on it in a different light. She did not use it this way and this is in no way a reflection of her post. There is a story about a Native American Man who is telling his grandson about two wolves fighting. The grandson asks which one will win and the older man replies, "the one I feed the most."  I hear this over and over from people sitting across the table from me explaining to me why their life is in such a mess. They think they have been feeding 'the wrong wolf.' This is a great theory if you apply it to thought process or idolotry. We weaken ourselves when we practice idolotry. The problem is that people are attributing this to the work of God and the devil in their life.  The concept is a form of duality. Duality is when you believe that the two forces are equals. Symmetrical...

This Blog is updated each Tuesday. Theopneustos- (thay-AHP-noo-stos) God breathed, breathed out by God. This does not imply that God breathed life into man's words, but that they were created by God. They reflect His very heart, His very speaking. "All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3:16-17 I had a God Breathed Friday night. We saw this house on the way to the respite. It reminded me of where many of us were at. Much of our lives had been consumed, but the foundation remained. Trust God. Emily and Melissa I came across a verse over the weekend in 1 Peter 3. It says that a gentle and quiet spirit (tranquil and meek) is imperishable. I found that interesting. I think it is hard for people to be quiet or tranquil even. It is what we should strive for. It will endure the fire. What does this look like? Do it mean we nev...

Today we buried my grandmother so I am taking a break from the norm to tell a few stories about her. I will write more later in the week.  Lucille, MaCille, Lucy. She was by far the strongest woman you would ever meet. Her feisty attitude and warmth preceded her everywhere she went. Today I was thinking of her telling Denbigh about her returning home from one of their stays at the White House to realize she had left her girdle. Denbigh asked if she got it back and she gave him a look and said, "Denbigh, who are you going to call at the White House to get your girdle back?!"  Once she and DaBo had dropped off some paintings to LBJ and Lady Bird and she saw that he hadn't paid them the right amount of money. She called Lyndon up and told him about it. He never let her live it down. He would always say," what woman do you know of that would call the President of the United States and tell him that he owed her more money?!" That is just the woman she was. Strong. Fi...

It's confession time. I have always chosen my candidate based on the Christian moralist agenda. I am sure there is a card or something that American Family puts out to tell you which way to vote. We have "key" issues that are what we judge by. We don't really need God to help us with our checklists.  As this election is looming I have been driven to my knees by thoughts of judgment on our nation. Have you gotten on your face and asked God who He desires to be in office? Prayerfully, have you gotten an answer? I would love to know.