Category Archives: Ponderings

God’s Guidance in Everyday Life: A Personal Story


Do you ever have one of those days where God prompts you to do something you normally don’t do? This morning I knew Libby and I were going for lunch in Swansboro. Today is our 11th wedding anniversary. We went … Continue reading

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Understanding Your Divine Purpose: Chosen Before Time


I follow a minister of deeper things. His name is Doug Fortune. His question for today is Did your story really begin at birth? Or were you chosen before time? My answer to that question comes from scripture. According as … Continue reading

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Understanding the Impact of Missing Biblical Texts


Most of the time, my posts here come from something I posted on Facebook first. Then I copy/paste it here and add on. To tell the truth, unless my soul and spirit are stirred, I don’t write. I don’t want … Continue reading

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Eden to New Covenant: A Journey of Faith


Copied from Facebook from a minister friend of mine: Lynn Hiles. If you would like further studies of his, he can be found on YouTube and several other types of media and books. Humanity’s first temptation was not toward immorality … Continue reading

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Living with God’s Love: A Christian Perspective


Something occurred to me this morning. We all know God loves us unconditionally. How many of us really consider the full import of this knowledge? I see so many Christians expounding on questions concerning what we do and how God … Continue reading

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Understanding the Spirit vs. Worldly Thoughts


1 Corinthians 2:12 – Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. To those who lived … Continue reading

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Listening to God: How to Hear His Voice in Daily Life


Whatever your concept of God is, you will not find me disagreeing with you. That’s your world. From the standpoint of denominations alone, you will find so many facets of what is thought about who God is. If you don’t … Continue reading

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A Vision for The People


The thing that is at the forefront of my dislike of old age is my eyesight. Since I’ve had my cataract surgery, I’m finding it difficult to read, and it gets no better, no matter which strength reading glasses I … Continue reading

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My Mom


My mom passed away @ 18 December 1999, the same day my youngest son graduated from UNCW. We spent the whole day in Wilmington on campus for this event. We got home late. I had gone to bed. I was … Continue reading

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Who Started What?


During the 1950s & 1960s, the Democratic Party controlled the United States, holding the presidency for most of the decade with John F. Kennedy (1961–1963), Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969), and a Democratic majority in Congress for much of the period. … Continue reading

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