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"Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified; a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles , but to those whom God called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God." 1 Corinthians 1:22-25. [After His resurrection] Jesus looked to heaven and prayed: "Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify You. For you granted Him authority over all people that He might give eternal life to all those you have given Him. Now this is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent."  (John 17:1-3) "To the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen." (Jude 1:25). "I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do.  And now Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with you before the worl...

  This photo was taken in 1981 soon after we arrived at the Sovereign Grace Fellowship/Clemson University annual beach retreat.  Mrs. Evelyn Green, (center)  recently widowed, used to be invited each year with her husband Mr. Lowell Green, as the students' dearly-loved spiritual parents. This year she invited three of her friends from church to share in her joys of beach retreats and loving others! The Witness of a Worthy Woman  June 1981 Although Mrs. Green “opens her mouth in wisdom and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue”   (Prov. 31:25) she is “Evelyn” to no one in our 300-member Chalcedon Presbyterian congregation. There’s too much respect for the 71-year-old, God-fearing woman. “Strength and dignity are her clothing” and “she smiles at the future”(Prov. 31:25) was what I observed about her as one of her three young traveling companions on our way to a four-day Christian retreat. This gathering, one of several organized by the Sovereign Grace Fellowsh...

On display at Christine's Creations on Main Street in Woodstock. During my trip to Historic Downtown Woodstock last week, I decided to give myself a treat -- and a delightful break from months of quarantine --  and stop in to see Christine Blight at the new location of her fabulous "everything for the home" store. It's called Christine's Creations. I've visited the previous location, also on Main Street, countless times over the years to chat briefly with Christine and wander through each of her spectacularly decorated rooms.  She uses custom floral arrangements, art, re-purposed furniture, whimsical sayings on pillows and other accessories -- you get the idea. In fact I purchased a large round, pedestal kitchen table from her a few years ago! The wood is painted shabby chic white and I love it!  So last week, when I walked into the store I had to stop and take a deep breath. Ah, yes, the freedom of creativity! I felt it immediately. And when Christine walked ...

Natalie Brown is my sister from the same mister and another mother. I met her just a few years ago when when thought she was an only child and did not have one living family member on the earth. None of my siblings knew she existed until her ex-husband relentlessly researched family names until he found our Brown family in Corry, Pennsylvania. We got his call on Thanksgiving day when we were all together. We had another sister! The whole conversation was wild, thinking God brought more family member together. She was in Alabama, we all were in Georgia. When they were able to come to meet us in person, she discovered she not only has two brothers and two sisters, but cousins, nieces, nephews. Generations of us live here! It's been a miracle in itself! But Natalie has still has another story to tell about what happens when the Shepherd of the sheep hears the heart-breaking cries of His little lambs. She cried out many times over the past couple of years and He showed her He was with ...

Women who follow Jesus don't just rock cradles. We are meant to rock the world with all the love and hope and Holy Spirit power inside of each one of us.  We are a global sisterhood of every tribe, tongue, generation, and nation. We were born to nurture; born to be wild for the glory of God.  Women who follow Jesus are fully aware of broken places in their souls and prayerfully run to the Father -- hopefully before they hit rock bottom. Women who follow Jesus have all the privileges of living a supernatural life of the forgiveness of sin, unconditional love, powerful prayers that move mountains, and the grace of God that melts our hearts with His lovingkindness. He provides, protects and keeps all His promises we find in Scripture. Look briefly at sisters Mary and Martha in the book of Luke. Women will shed tears at a sad story, be quicker to hug a friend, are usually trying to feed somebody, and will become a Mama Bear if she even senses danger is near her children or close ...

  "In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins,  in accordance  with the riches of God's grace that He lavished on us." Ephesians 1:7 Have you heard about Jesus? The woman with the debilitating issue of blood ( Mark 5:25-34 ) surely did.  This woman suffered with massive  "bleeding for 12 years"  (v .25). She  "spent all of her money on doctors and they couldn't help her...instead of getting better, she grew worse"  (v.26). "When she heard about Jesus" (v. 26)  she had a choice. In her frail, sickly condition she could push through the crowds and not let anything or anybody get between her and Jesus.  She knew she would have to go into a crowd where people could judge her, or she could fall into that comparison trap or hear the destructive gossip of her neighbors. Maybe she would be held back by the lies of the enemy telling her not to go to Jesus for help. She might be intimidated by the fear of opinions of othe...

"The disciples came to Jesus and asked, 'Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?' He called a little child and had him stand among them. And He said: 'I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes Me." Matthew 18:1-5 "What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you? You want something but don't get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures...but He gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:  God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."  James 4:1-5. "Everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children o...

 It's May 2020 and it sure does seem like the world has been turned upside down. But maybe God is seeing fit to turn it right-side up! There seems to be no end to major tragedies worldwide from the global pandemic to job loss and loss of life. However, God is still in control and He is having His way with all of us for His  purposes, His glory, and all for our good. And it really is for our good whether we believe it or not, because He is good. He is very good. And most of all He is very kind. The best place to be in all this turmoil is to be grounded in God's Word, to be constantly prayerful, and to be busy doing the work He has called us each to do. That's what we are to do with our gifts and talents, to flourish in them, just like the loaves of bread and fish that supernaturally multiplied and fed thousands of hungry souls!  But we can't humble ourselves and be intentionally loving God wholeheartedly and loving people unconditionally if we don't believe God is in...

Journal Entry  June 24, 2014 Early this morning during my walk/jog workout in our neighborhood in North Georgia, I caught a glimpse of the 10th fairway. There was just enough sunlight piercing the grey clouds to make the dew glisten on the manicured grass. The steep slope of the fairway and the early morning sun reflecting sparkles on the wet grass was reminiscent of something I hadn't thought about in a long time. I was taken back to the time when Mom started a junior golf program in our hometown of Corry, Pennsylvania. 10th fairway. Woodmont Golf & Country Club, Canton, GA.  Oh, it was a very sweet memory that popped in my head as I looked down the glistening fairway this morning. Memories were growing as I recalled details. As young children we'd play very early each Tuesday morning during the summer months. The grass was always dewy when we arrived at the golf course, as it was today when I looked over the fairway. Corry Country Club Junior Golf Program was founded and...

"If my people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, I will forgive their sin and will heal their land."  2 Chronicles 7:14 Turning our backs on God in the Public Square isn't working for the healing of America.  Blaming public prayer in our government schools for our troubles and ruling to remove it hasn't helped anyone. Maybe because God says,  "The fervent prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective"  (James 5:16). Looking to God as our Ultimate Authority isn't why we have a troubled nation, but national authorities decided to take down the 10 Commandments from our government buildings anyway. Wow. God says,  "You shall have no other gods before Me"   (Exodus 20:3).  So whose law is America following and how's all this working for US? Blaming unplanned, inconvenient pregnancies as our troubles and paying abortionists to dissect u...