Romans 4 – Week 5 Podcast available at: https://anchor.fm/diane-simcox/episodes/Shoelaces-e1893bh When my oldest daughter was about three years old, I bought her a pair of Minnie Mouse tennis shoes. She loved those shoes! Since those were her favorite and she always wanted to wear them, I thought it would be the perfect ones to teach herContinue reading “Shoelaces”
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Santa, Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy….But God!
Week Four – Romans 3:21-31 If someone says to you, “I’ve got good news and I’ve got bad news, which do you want to hear first?” What’s your choice? I always want the bad news first perhaps subconsciously I need to know that the conversation is going to end on a positive note. I wouldContinue reading “Santa, Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy….But God!”
Are You Living Like Tarzan?
Week Three – Romans 3:1-20 Honesty time. Anyone ever cheat on a test? How did you do it? Did you write every bit of information you thought might be on the test on the palm of your hand? Did you do the “drop your pencil” and glance at your neighbor’s paper? Or did you doContinue reading “Are You Living Like Tarzan?”
Put the Perfume Down & Take a Bath!
Week Two – Romans 1:17- 2:29 What do the following celebrities have in common? Dax Shephard, Kristen Bell, Brad Pitt, Ashton Kutcher, Jake Gyllenhaal. Supposedly, they are not frequent bathers or shower-takers. There was a big stink (pun intended) about this a few weeks ago when Ashton Kutcher and his wife, Mila Kunis were onContinue reading “Put the Perfume Down & Take a Bath!”
Blinded By the Light and Revved Up!
Week 1 – Romans 1:1-17 Let’s go back in time to the 1970s and 80’s. Anyone remember the exclusive warehouse stores like Pace Warehouse or GEX? If I am remembering correctly, both of these were located in Forest Park. These were the predecessors for places such as Sam’s Club and Costco. What was different, though,Continue reading “Blinded By the Light and Revved Up!”
35,000 Chances
Week Five – Nehemiah 6 & 7 Poor Nehemiah. I don’t want to discount the fact that he willingly gave up his prestigious position working for King Artaxerxes to travel some 500 plus miles to build a city wall – all because God told him to do so. We all know Mark Lowery’s song “Mary,Continue reading “35,000 Chances”
Promises Schmomises!
Week 8 – Nehemiah 13 Have you ever read a book or watched a movie and it gets to the end and it leaves you feeling like a deflated balloon? You’ve become invested in the characters and their stories and you have a general idea of how things are going to end but then the grand finale is so disappointing. Well,Continue reading “Promises Schmomises!”
Godly Example Mode
Week Four – Nehemiah 5 In the past few weeks, we’ve seen Nehemiah burdened by the conditions of Jerusalem, leave his post as the king’s cupbearer. We’ve followed along as he gathered supplies and resources to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem, surveyed the damage, made plans and organized the Israelites and of course, dealt withContinue reading “Godly Example Mode”
The Honor of Suffering
Week Three – Nehemiah 4 Last week, Nehemiah had arrived in Jerusalem. He had gone out at night to assess the wall, the gates and all of the rubble. He had gathered the people and they began diligently working on the ten gates as well as the portion of the wall that was in frontContinue reading “The Honor of Suffering”
Building Walls
Week Two Nehemiah 2:9-3:32 Last week, we met Nehemiah, the king’s cupbearer; a position of high-rank and trustworthiness. Nehemiah’s brother came from Judah to visit and the first thing Nehemiah asked was how the Jews that had returned to Jerusalem were doing. His brother tells him that they are greatly distressed and that the wallsContinue reading “Building Walls”
Beacons of Light 