The Nothing Blog

  "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...

The God who made the world and everything in it  is the Lord of heaven and earth...from one man He made every nation of men,  that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined the times  set for them and the exact places they should live...". Acts 17:24-26 The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic that first broke out in mid-2019 has created absolute chaos as its inhabitants believe the world is now spinning out of control. It's not the world that's out of control. It's the people.  The world rapidly became a global warzone since the first case of the now-dreaded Corona Virus was diagnosed in the fall of 2019. However, it has stormed into 2020 as a relentless pandemic. Yep. Basically all hell has broken loose and the new invisible enemy has freakish side effects: fear, anxiety, worry, hoarding, anger, sickness, death, widespread unemployment, depression, brokenness, rage, businesses folding, political wars in America, and oh, so much more. It's a new kind of invis...

The thief comes to only to steal, kill, and destroy;  I have come that you may have life, and have it in abundance.  John 10:10 The COVID-19 tsunami appears to have covered the earth as the waters have covered the sea. Yes, the highly contagious Corona Virus --discovered in 2019 -- is ravaging continents and taking many lives in its wake.  But as Christ followers we are after the TRUTH in every situation. The truth is the virus is not ruling the earth. There is a much Higher Authority who is keeping close watch on all He has made. The virus is not in control of mankind, God is. He is the Truth. He is working out His plan and purposes for His creation. "Jesus said, 'All authority in heaven and earth has been given to Me" (Matthew 28:18). It's heart-breaking to see so much suffering all over the world from this flu. America isn't immune, COVID-19 reached our shores and deaths, job loss, fear, anxiety, financial loss, governmental shutdowns of schools and small busi...