My Wife
This blog post is going to be a departure from the usual. Instead of Scripture and devotions, this is simply going to be a post in honor of my wife, Leslie Rose Atwell. Those that know us well know that our marriage was extremely difficult in the early parts…as if we are not still in the early parts of our marriage…so let’s say the early, early parts. Nonetheless, God is faithful to those who are faithful to Him. “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content wit
“Moving” God
“Thus they did all that the king commanded, and after that God was moved by prayer for the land.” – 2 Samuel 21:14b “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.” – Isaiah 55:8 While reading the passage in 2 Samuel this morning, I could not help but pause in awe of God. I was s
Neglecting Our Meeting Together
“Anybody can observe the Sabbath, but keeping it holy surely takes the rest of the week.” – Alice Walker Sitting on the porch on a Wednesday night in Ocala, Fl, I have been reflecting on Christians “meeting together”. Hebrews 10:25 tells us to “not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing…” This is the famous ‘go to church’ verse. Now, here’s the thing, I am not in the camp that prescribes to a certain Sabbath day. I do not believe that we have to worship t