William Booth founded the Salvation Army on the basis of “soup, soap and salvation,” recognizing that at times it doesn’t do any good to throw seed on soil hardened by destitution and hunger. The expression “their stomachs are yelling so loud that their hearts cannot hear” is painted in broad strokes when you encounter extreme […]

Don’t you just love junk mail?! Remember the old HeeHaw television show where they sang “…if it weren’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all?” Well, some folks might feel that if they don’t get junk email they might not get any email at all… I’m not one of those! I get tons […]

I’ll readily admit that I am a fan of Perry Noble. The man is both transparent and consumed. He aches to see Jesus do fabulous stuff. Today he wrote about reading some passages in the Old Testament. Two in particular caught my attention because I’ve been pondering the same thoughts in regards to what is […]

After sufficient whining to the Lord, he finally gave me a response! Hold on for a moment and I’ll tell you what he said. I’m extremely grateful that he didn’t do to me what he did to the Israelites with all their incessant complaining, a la Numbers 11. I was up several times during the […]

[If you’re coming from “Ruminations,” this is the identical post — you’re not crazy; I am!] I think my new favorite word is “dang.” Yeah, yeah, I know it is the polite substitute for something else. But it carries a force that is greater than “wow.” (Good thing I’m covered by grace, huh?! 🙂 ) […]