17 And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile, 18 knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without...

29 He made the storm be still,    and the waves of the sea were hushed. (Psalm 107:29 ESV) Apologies for missing yesterday. The storm that came through our area wiped out our power and we are now on day 2 without. It has highlighted two things; one, God may not always still...

34 You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. (Matthew 12:34 ESV) My father used to say, “be quick to listen, slow to speak.” I think there is a lot of wisdom in this. I have not...

16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do....

12 The prudent sees danger and hides himself,    but the simple go on and suffer for it. (Proverbs 27:12 ESV) There are a number of things I have done over the years that have taught me to maintain a keen situational awareness. However, many walk through life with seemingly no situational awareness...