Copyrighted Blog
Livin' Small by James Rowe is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Based on a work at livinginsmallnc.wordpress.com.
Category Archives: Spiritual
Questions
I have questions. Quite a few lately and as time passes even more arise. Being my age leaves one to think of the end of life. Let’s face it. There are a lot less days ahead that behind. I’ve written … Continue reading
New Book/Old Book
When I was in my mid fifties I sat down to writing my life’s story. I likened it to the introduction to the life of Beowulf. In the end, all a man has is his story. His story will last forever as long … Continue reading
Posted in Abundant life, Christian, church, Divorce, Dreams, Failure Not An Option, Family, Follow God, God's Calling, God's direction, Home, Hope, Marriage, Patience, Ponderings, Possibilities, Priorities, Sobering Thoughts, Soulmate, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth
Tagged bible, faith, god, jesus, Marriage
Leave a comment
Give It Up
John 3:30 He must become greater; I must become less. John 3:36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them. The last part of verse … Continue reading
What Rib?
Studying pays off. It creates questions, but that’s what studying is for. I studied words and the text concerning Adam’s “rib” and came to question. In researching it I found I’m not alone. The excerpt says a lot to me. … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical teaching, Christian, Common Sense, More of God, Ponderings, Sobering Thoughts, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth
Tagged bible, creation, genesis, god, Marriage
Leave a comment
Judgment?
Judgment is a vast area of study. My perspective is that God laid down principles to live by and in not doing so He has no say over man since free will steers the individual to apply or not apply … Continue reading
Dogs are Man’s Best Friend
I’ve always said that God doesn’t give us more than we can handle. But after reading the following, you’ll see what I just realized. Cheyenne “Watch out! You nearly broad sided that car!” My father yelled at me. “Can’t you … Continue reading
Posted in Home, Hope, Love, Memories, Mental Health, Old Age, Patience, Ponderings, Random Thoughts, Respect for Life, Retirement, Sobering Thoughts, Spiritual
Leave a comment
Life After Death of the Body
Whether you’re Christian or scientific by faith or nature, death always has had a fascination with everyone either by fear or consolation. It is an inevitability. It is only the loss of the physical body. As a Christian, I believe … Continue reading
More About Growing Up
Hebrews 6:1 – Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God, 2instruction about baptisms the laying on of hands, … Continue reading
I Love God
I sit here tonight with nothing in particular on my mind. My wife went off to church for intercessory prayer. I’ve been to a previous evening, but tonight I’ve had all I can do for one day. Being old isn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Abundant life, Biblical teaching, Christian Mission, Common Sense, Divorce, Failure Not An Option, Family, Follow God, God's Calling, God's direction, God's Guidance, Health, Home, Love, Marriage, Maturity, Mental Health, Old Age, Ponderings, Respect for Life, Salvation, Sobering Thoughts, Soulmate, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Investment
Leave a comment
Retrospect – There Is No Future In The Past
I happen to live in the moment sometimes not thinking about the past or future. Today I woke up from a dream I still have on my mind. It was about my first real love. It was real, but it … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, Common Sense, Days in Small, Failure Not An Option, Family, God's Calling, God's direction, God's Guidance, Good ole days, Growing up, Home, Hope, Love, Marriage, Maturity, Memories, Mental Health, More of God, Possibilities, Sobering Thoughts, Soulmate, Spiritual
Leave a comment
Livin' Small 