Twelve Time-Wasting Thieves

By Richard Baxter

(1615-1691)

“Redeeming the time.” Colossians 4:5

“That you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way.” Colossians 1:10

 
Thief 1. One of the greatest time-wasting sins, consists of idleness or sloth.
 
Thief 2. The next thief or time-waster, is excess of sleep.
 
Thief 3. Another time-waster, is an inordinate adorning of… Continue reading →

MY TWO FATHERS

Most of the people I know have got themselves two fathers --  the one here on earth below, and the One up in Heaven Above. That's the way I was brought up, and I thank my God  for blessing me with them both, because as messed up as I've been throughout this life of mine, I hate to think what I would have become without both  my mother and my father.
 
Of course I shouldn't take… Continue reading →

TATO: PRIDE…AND REGRET…

STORY ABOUT AN ADMIRED FATHER

(Tato -- Ukrainian for 'Dad')
 
Time is rushing past us much too quickly -- I can barely catch my breath! When all the world is careening along at such a breakneck, hell-bent for leather pace, it's hard not to get caught up in it. It's Fathers Day again and I've got to put my two or three cents in. 
 
Tato was a remarkable man. Although it may seem that I… Continue reading →

WHICH WAY AM I GOING?

If I'm not walking with the Lord, More than likely, I'm running from Him; If I'm not talking with the Lord, I'm trying to ignore Him; I've attempted not to pay attention To what the Lord was saying to me, In that small still voice of His... But in the end always realizing That I'm fighting a hopeless battle, That I possibly cannot win, Because whenever I need Him,  I'll still call on Him... Who… Continue reading →

I IDENTIFY WITH ELIJAH

I don't if it's just me but have you had this experience as a Christian, as a human being sincerely trying to follow in the path of The Lord Jesus and having those days of genuine joy and euphoria when you can just feel the Presence of The Lord right there in the room with you! when you can't help but be so filled with Faith you can move that mountain Jesus talked about!?
 
I… Continue reading →