Year In God’s Hands A dear Patheos friend sent me the information on National Quitters Day on January 10, 2025. Yes, it is a thing! According to Bloder, National Quitters Day is when experts have determined that most people who have made resolutions for the new year typically abandon them. In the last post (The Sumurai Way), we started out with the guidance not to get into resolutions. Rather to place the new year into God’s hands and make His... Read more
Hello 2025! A new year with a blank canvas for everyone. Sure, you will be receiving those new year plans, and new year resolutions from friends this week. Studies show that many of the new year resolutions will be broken by next month. For believers in Christ- our new year is guaranteed in God’s hands. This post title leads to the power of Joshua 1:8, “This Book of the Law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt... Read more
In just a few days, we will say goodbye to 2024! What a ride 2024 has been for the church collective! It has been a delight serving you this year. Your feedback has been a blessing, keeping our community here engaged in making our faith and walk with God steady and unshakeable (1 Corinthians 15:58). This has been the year of the “sheep” in the church collective. As I reflect on serving you here on Patheos this year, one of... Read more
Eternity -No Rehearsal Dear Patheos Friends: Reading from a recent feedback- one of the reasons why many of you like this platform is the different voices that share their faith, provide encouragement and insights on Biblical worldview that help in your faith and walk with God. As always, I appreciate all your feedback. This is an example of Proverbs 27:17- “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” Eternity is indeed eternity with no rehearsal available, and every sharpening we... Read more
Most Wonderful Time of Year Dear Patheos Friends: Just like that- the most wonderful time of the year is here! It’s December friends- halls decked with decorations, Christmas lights adorning homes, Christmas songs adding to the jolliness we all feel during this special time of the year. This special month of December brings with it lots to celebrate. Children look forward to the baking treats that come with the Gingerbread House Day, National Cookie Day and National Chocolate Brownie Day.... Read more
This Cycle of Elections Dear Patheos Friends: Slowly catching up on all messages related to this cycle of elections we just had. As spiritual leaders, there is so much responsibility in this hour to steward people’s hearts and lives by pointing them to the Savior of the world- Jesus Christ. This post is short and a guide to the source of all answers – God’s Word. One thing that makes any democracy of the world work is the engagement and... Read more
Leaves Begin To Turn Dear Patheos Friends: November blessings are upon us! And here in Texas it is feeling like fall season. We now need a light jacket to begin the day. Soon the short amount of daylight will propel the color of leaves to begin to turn to fall colors. Always a beautiful sight with all the green leaves turning brown! One of the amazing greatness of God that will never get old! This month of November brings with... Read more
It’s Finally Fall in Texas Dear Patheos Friends: October blessings are upon us! Already half way through the month and I am just getting to update you here. Appreciate your patience. And it is finally fall season here in Texas. This week our temperatures are ranging from 50s to 80s degrees. Our weather finally made up its mind it’s time for some crispy air. Special love and prayers to everyone affected by the recent hurricanes across many states. It has... Read more
September Shoutout Dear Patheos Friends: September blessings are upon us! Here in Texas, the weather has not determined if it is summer or fall. Thank you for all the feedback- appreciate each one and grateful that the church collective is fully awake! This month we all came together to reflect on the atrocities of September 11. Most of us, remember where we were and what we were doing on that day twenty-three years ago. Our family was in our homeschool... Read more
Feedback Dear Patheos Friends; My heart is flowing with gratitude and appreciation. The feedback from the last post on “Beware of Spiritual Abuse” struck a cord. Many of the feedback are stories upon stories of God’s people that have experienced one form of spiritual abuse at the hands of those they trusted with their spiritual lives. It is evident there has been an awakening in the church collective. We are now awake! And as God continues His work among His... Read more
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