A New Day with God B. Scott McCown (Oct 13, 2015) Today is a new day, A new beginning with You. Help me to deny myself, Keeping Your work in view. Today is a new day, A clean slate and white page: Help me to live this day, Displaying You from my life’s stage. … Continue reading A New Day with God
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To God Above
This is Grace
Satan is a powerful enemy, His mission is but to deceive. He wants me to ignore God’s promise, In grace he wants me not to believe. God has promised Satan his future, Hell is the cell of my foe. God longs for all men to obey truth, So to hell I need not go. The … Continue reading This is Grace
Not Enough
How can I say "thank You?" What gift can I impart? What offering is sufficient, To compare with the gift from Your heart? All that I own comes to nothing. All I am seems diminutive. Yet, all I can offer is my life - myself; Since Your life on the Cross your did give. I'll … Continue reading Not Enough
What I Know
What I Know I do not claim to know why, The only way for my salvationWas for the Christ to die. I do not completely understand,All the ways and reasonsGod promised to hold my hand. I do not fully comprehendAll the events of His lifeNor of His coming in the end. I … Continue reading What I Know
Halfway is Not Enough
One of my favorite A. A. Milne poems concern's Christopher Robin and stairs. Perhaps you can identify: Halfway down the stairs Is a stairWhere I sit.There isn'tAny other stairQuite like it.I'm not at the bottom,I'm not at the top;so this is the stairWhere I always stop.Halfway up the stairsIsn't upAnd it isn't down.It isn't in … Continue reading Halfway is Not Enough
The Importance of Little Things
For want of a nail, the shoe was lost. For want of the shoe, the horse was lost. For want of the horse, the knight was lost. For want of the night, the battle was lost. For want of the battle, the war was lost. For want of the war, the kingdom was lost. All … Continue reading The Importance of Little Things
Prayer
From the files, PRAYER Author: unknown, even after a Google search. I got up early one morning, And rushed right into the day. I had so much to accomplish, I didn't have time to pray. Problems just tumbled about me, And heavier came each task. "Why doesn't God help me?" I wondered; He answered, "You … Continue reading Prayer
Prayer Request
Take a good look around you. Walk slowly through your town. What you see may astound you, The experience may bring you down. ♥ Families fracture and fail, Young couples face great fears, Life is meager and frail. These thoughts bring me to tears. ♥ When you look through the eyes of the Lord, Compassion … Continue reading Prayer Request
All About Jesus
Tonight we conclude our summer series at Parrish Church of Christ. This may go down as one of my favorite topics. Every speaker rose to the challenge of delivering a great message on Jesus. Although we asked them to speak on a certain topic or event from the life of the Savior, they had the … Continue reading All About Jesus
Driving Thought 