At this time of year, the word “Believe” is a frequently used word. We are told to “Just Believe,” but people don’t always state what to believe in. The movie “The Polar Express” is about believing. It is one of my favorite Christmas movies and I try to watch it every year. It is aContinue reading “Where are Your Beliefs?”
Author Archives: John Stancil
Deliver Us
It amazes me how much of familiar scripture passages I often read and move on, failing to probe the depths of what the passage is saying. There is a phrase in The Lord’s Prayer that has recently caught my attention in that regard. Matthew 6:13 records Jesus as saying “And lead us not into temptation,Continue reading “Deliver Us”
I Can Do…
As we approach the close of 2020, I feel that I am safe in saying that everyone of us had some unfulfilled plans or dreams for the year. I personally missed out of two bucket list items that I had long been anticipating. We may breathe a sigh of relief as the calendar turns fromContinue reading “I Can Do…”
Our Reality vs. God’s Reality
What is reality? Although it is defined as “the world or the state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them” that doesn’t capture all we need to know about this word. I readily acknowledge that some people are living in a dream world, escaped from reality.Continue reading “Our Reality vs. God’s Reality”
Are You Prepared?
In an earlier blog we discussed Godly Waiting. We are told in numerous places in the Bible to wait. (https://wonderfullyplagued.com/2020/10/19/godly-waiting/} A related concept is preparation. We may anticipate an event, completion of a task, taking a vacation, or any one of a host of activities. If we want to fully experience the event we mustContinue reading “Are You Prepared?”
