Category: Life Notes

Life Notes—June 2, 2011 “When he had said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.”  Acts 1:9  Jesus has been betrayed, crucified, buried and resurrected.  He returned to his disciples in some sort of body/spirit mix for a number of days prior to his … Continue reading Stairway to Heaven

Life Notes—May 26, 2011 “I have said these things to you while I am still with you.  But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you.”  John 14:25-26  Few things are more difficult for me … Continue reading (Holy) Ghost Busters

Life Notes—May 19, 2011 “Thomas said to him, ‘Lord, we do not know where you are going.  How can we know the way?’  Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through me.  If you know me, you will know my Father also.  … Continue reading Non-Answer Answers

Life Notes—May 12, 2011 “For it is a credit to you if, being aware of God, you endure pain while suffering unjustly.  If you endure when you are beaten for doing wrong, what credit is that?  But if you endure when you do right and suffer for it, you have God’s approval.”  1 Peter 2:19-20  … Continue reading Suffering for Good

Life Notes—May 5, 2011 “I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my supplications.  Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.  The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish.  Then … Continue reading Save My Life!

Life Notes—April 28, 2011 “(But Thomas) said to them, ‘Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.”  John 20:25b  My daughter, Grace, was suspicious of Santa Claus almost from the beginning.  The … Continue reading Wrestling With Doubt

Life Notes—April 21, 2011 The next day…the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate and said, “Sir, we remember what that imposter said while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will rise again.’  Therefore command the tomb to be made secure until the third day…”   Matthew 27:62-64a  I played in rock bands … Continue reading Plagued by Pixies

Life Notes—April 14, 2011 “The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were shouting, ‘Hosanna to the Son of David!  Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!  Hosanna in the highest heaven!’”  Matthew 21:9  As Jesus made his entry into Jerusalem on what was to be the final … Continue reading Confusing Terminology

Life Notes—April 7, 2011 “The point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.  And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good work.”  … Continue reading Beautiful and Abundant

Life Notes—March 31, 2011 “For once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light.  Live as children of light—for the fruit of the light is found in all that is good and right and true.  Try to find out what is pleasing to the Lord.  Take no part in the unfruitful works … Continue reading Unpleasant Odors