tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19344485436238800952024-03-15T21:11:53.243-04:00Another Perfect DayGod has given us our days and in His Will they are perfect.Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comBlogger292125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934448543623880095.post-85106837587507291502024-03-06T19:41:00.000-05:002024-03-06T19:41:59.868-05:00Jesus is the WayJesus answered, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." --John 14:6I am in Chapter 5 this month in Diana Butler Bass's book "Freeing Jesus." She spent the first half of the chapter talking about her seminary training and it's negative effect on her faith. She said the seminary taught, "...submission to divinely ordained Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934448543623880095.post-91171236813307327942024-02-07T09:45:00.001-05:002024-03-06T12:36:58.944-05:00Jesus as Lord"For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." --Philippians 2:9-11This is the British version of our Yield sign. Even though we were in an Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934448543623880095.post-33412930645547089472024-01-16T16:38:00.002-05:002024-01-16T16:41:42.745-05:00Jesus as Savior "Do not be afraid.....: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord." --Luke 2:10-11In Freeing Jesus Diana Butler Bass begins Chapter 3, Savior, with the above children's prayer that her mother would pray with her each night. As she explores what it means to have your soul saved she notes that Jesus was born a savior and saved peopleCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934448543623880095.post-80766480532054707702023-12-12T16:04:00.002-05:002023-12-12T18:40:15.284-05:00Jesus as Teacher "You call me teacher and Lord---and you are right, for that is what I am." --John13:13I enjoy visiting living museums where you can see how people used to live in past centuries. This photo of a school room was taken at Old Bedford Village in Pennsylvania. This month I'm sharing Diana Butler Bass's chapter on Jesus as Teacher from her book, Freeing Jesus. She Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934448543623880095.post-40475543237267087152023-11-10T11:14:00.004-05:002023-11-10T11:14:39.961-05:00Jesus as a Friend🎵What a Friend We Have in Jesus🎵 "No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you." - John 15:15Best FriendsLast month I shared from Diana Butler Bass's book, "Freeing Jesus - Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior,Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934448543623880095.post-10892862050142332412023-10-22T19:50:00.005-04:002023-10-22T20:16:43.334-04:00The Benefits of Receiving God's Gift "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." - John 3:16Sign on the old oak tree along the gravel road at my grandparents' farm in the 1960sI was listening to Andrew Farley's video entitled "What are the benefits of Jesus right now?" and began thinking about my life in Christ. I receivedCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934448543623880095.post-53974234242970973852023-09-26T19:47:00.002-04:002023-09-26T19:48:42.000-04:00Light of the World"You are the light of the world...." -Matthew 5:14 Photo credit: Ben SchultzOur earth's moon gives off no light of its own. It is merely a reflection of the Sun's light, yet it is so highly regarded that songs are written about it, photographs are taken of it, and we speak of it with romantic language. We are to the Son as the moon is to the Sun. But too often our Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934448543623880095.post-69961678541260820592023-08-16T15:54:00.000-04:002023-08-16T15:54:56.014-04:00Perfectionism"...by a single offering [Jesus] has made perfect for all time those who are being made holy." --Hebrews 10:14I've been reading a book about the Perfectionist personality. A Perfectionist is someone who "refuses to except any standard short of perfection." When I'm in an airplane I want the pilot to be a perfectionist. If I need an operation, I want my doctor to be a Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934448543623880095.post-12623475074291228392023-07-25T16:13:00.000-04:002023-07-25T16:13:12.991-04:00Hush! ...Jesus rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace! Be Still!...-Mark 4:39Jesus asks his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?" They could not answer him because they were overwhelmed with fear. Instead they wondered among themselves, "Who is this that even the wind and the sea obey him?" They had not yet come to truly know him as Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934448543623880095.post-79982683495991098352023-06-27T15:26:00.002-04:002023-06-27T16:18:21.864-04:00Changing Views "....Let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the LORD our God..." - Exodus 3:18This was the view out my hospital room, the second morning I'd been there. The first night into the morning hours was spent in a windowless emergency room. This was definitely an improvement, and oddly enough, I felt as though I was on a vacation! We've hardly Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934448543623880095.post-76451037914195475012023-05-10T13:41:00.004-04:002023-05-10T15:13:26.493-04:00Where The Kingdom of God Can Be Found🎶You Are My All in All🎶"The time has come," [Jesus] said. "The kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the Good News." --Mark 1:15"Jesus built a bridge from the dregs of Earth to the heart of God, and beckons us to cross it with him. Christ's kingdom was not of this world." --Alan CohenI am reading Alan Cohen's book "The Mystical Messiah" in which he takes JesusCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934448543623880095.post-37463637509768000052023-04-08T15:31:00.000-04:002023-04-08T15:31:15.252-04:00From Forgiveness to New Life During this Easter weekend I wanted to share three posts from 2012, my first year of blogging:ForgivenessGuarding the TombThis is a depiction of the soldiers guarding Jesus' tomb taken from the children's Bible my parents gave to me when I was three:ResurrectionMay God's abundant blessings be awakened in you today! 💗Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934448543623880095.post-77736616464387603542023-03-13T15:28:00.001-04:002023-03-13T15:30:11.273-04:00Breath of Life"....[Jesus] breathed on them and said, 'Receive the Holy Spirit.'" --John 20:22"I am seeing more and more that we begin to learn what it is to walk by faith when we learn to spread out all that is against us -- all our physical weakness, loss of mental power, spiritual inability, all that is against us inwardly and outwardly -- as sails to the wind and expect them to be vehicles for Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934448543623880095.post-11769689795393266672023-02-16T15:10:00.000-05:002023-02-16T15:10:16.237-05:00The Saga of the Mouse "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." -Matthew 19:26Last month I wrote about the humane traps we have in several places to catch and release the mice that have taken up abode in our basement, garage, and attic. The mouse saga continues.......One night last week I awoke to creaking/crackling sounds overhead. It was quite loud so I didn't think Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934448543623880095.post-78855661530112088502023-01-29T16:50:00.001-05:002023-02-16T13:09:50.649-05:00Pop Quiz Time"But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of your hand." -Isaiah 64:8 "Please take out a piece of paper and your pencil." Were those words you dreaded in school? The unexpected test on a subject you had not paid a lot of attention to in class?I've been looking back at old blog posts on this blog and my other blogs Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934448543623880095.post-65533134729762854552022-12-16T10:58:00.000-05:002022-12-16T10:58:14.758-05:00Rejoice and Be Glad "This is the day the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." --Psalm 118:24The photo is taken from the cover of the small notebook I use to make my daily To Do List. It is a reminder for me to rejoice IN ALL THINGS, even in the house chores on my list. I am grateful to have a house to clean, for the ability to clean it, and for how it makes me feel to have it Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934448543623880095.post-31061992645374731382022-11-15T16:36:00.002-05:002022-11-16T05:07:18.312-05:00Brains or Excelsior"Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return." --Galatians 6:7Do you remember watching The Wizard of Oz when you were a child? The title of this post comes from Emmet Fox's "A Book of Daily Readings." It made me think of the straw man in The Wizard of Oz. He didn't have a brain because his head was stuffed with strawCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934448543623880095.post-43946679271289756142022-10-10T14:45:00.001-04:002022-10-11T07:52:02.261-04:00Holy Spirit Fire John answered them all, "I baptize you with water. But one who is more powerful than I will come....He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire." --Luke 3:16Emmet Fox writes concerning the relationship between God and man:"One of the best known and most helpful [similes] is to think of man as a spark from a great fire, which is God. The spark is not the Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934448543623880095.post-29227099033875894962022-09-06T16:19:00.000-04:002022-09-06T16:19:42.841-04:00Peace of God "The Peace of God is more valuable than anything the world has to offer, and we must protect it as consistently as a tender infant." --Hugh Prather, authorI love this photo of one of my sons holding his 7-day-old infant. He is lovingly supporting her head as he shows her to us for the first time. Because of the pandemic we'd not been allowed to visit her in the hospital.&Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934448543623880095.post-14419815892936989872022-08-10T16:01:00.001-04:002022-08-10T16:02:59.307-04:00Believe in Jesus "I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them." --Luke 6:48This boulder is in our woods behind our house. One does not have to dig very far before you find a shelf of rock up here on our 1,000-foot mountain. In the Luke passage, Jesus goes on to explain what He means:"He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934448543623880095.post-38310421464662881492022-07-20T18:56:00.004-04:002022-07-20T20:00:17.736-04:00God's Grace "Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many." --Hebrews 12:14-15Earlier this month when I read the above scripture the words "see to it that no one falls short of the grace of God" stood out to me. Probably Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934448543623880095.post-81166022585714165892022-06-23T10:30:00.001-04:002022-06-23T10:40:40.184-04:00Reclaiming Our Innocence "We have all covered our light with many layers of armoring in the wake of pain....We can reclaim our innocence." --Alan Cohen, "Daily Breath of Life"Innocence of a newborn childWith seemingly so much more tragedy in the news lately it is very difficult for any caring person to not be affected emotionally and therefore psychologically. Some may even be affected spiritually if Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934448543623880095.post-17718841954917490102022-05-27T21:10:00.001-04:002022-05-28T07:44:01.069-04:00Active Ingredient It's allergy season where I live. I'm not usually bothered in Spring, but this year I find myself sneezing from time to time because of all the pine tree pollen. My porch is covered with it! It's not so bad that I need to take something for it, but for some it's the only relief they have from all the symptoms listed below. . . We've been eating organicCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934448543623880095.post-82630303126003890272022-04-08T17:06:00.000-04:002022-04-08T17:06:34.337-04:00The Resurrection Life"Christ literally lives in you. You're the evidence of the resurrection. Your life is evidence that Jesus lives." --Andrew Farley As we approach the celebration of Jesus' death and resurrection we mustn't just go through the motions. It should be a time of examining what Jesus' resurrection has actually done for us.When we accept God's gift of forgiveness we Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934448543623880095.post-68222065539730588682022-03-24T11:15:00.001-04:002022-03-24T11:15:37.902-04:00Kindness "Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God's kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?" --Romans 2:4Many years ago at my church I sang Leslie Phillip's song Your Kindness at the Dedication of my youngest son. The circumstances of his birth had been very difficult for me, and I'd gone through a faith crisisCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.com2