“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” (Jeremiah 29:11) The Bible says that God knew you before you were even conceived, (Jeremiah 1:5), and the verse above says…
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New Year 2025
Several things have “come to me” over the years that make me more aware of how to live the Christian life. As we enter into a new year, let’s pay attention. Don’t go there! A person goes down a street and accidentally falls into a construction hole. The lesson here?…
New Year Excuses
Well, here we go. Time for the New Year’s resolutions. What do we want to accomplish in 2022? We go through this every year, well, some of us do, and where does it get us? The Bible talks about excuses in Luke 14:18-20: “But they all alike began to make…
Five Steps to a Better 2021
Given January 1, 2011 I found this post that I wrote ten years ago and thought it would be appropriate to re-post for this year. Take heed as we enter into 2021. Now that we are in the second week of 2011, many of us have had a chance to…
What’s Next?
“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” (Ephesians 2:10) Well, we’re facing a new year. What will this year hold for us? What does God have planned for us? He does have your plan ready,…