Being Thankful Because the Holy Spirit Gave Miracles Being thankful because the Holy Spirit gave miracles is a wise choice. It keeps believers focused on the mighty deeds God is capable, willing, and eager to do for His people. This focus strengthens faith, and our motivation to speak about God’s care for us today. Being
The Holy Spirit Gave Miracles. In the days of the early Jerusalem church, the Holy Spirit gave miracles. I won’t be crass, or turn uncouth, but tell you all the simple truth: I’m reaching the end of my lists of the biblical gifts from God, and these posts are not getting any easier to write.
The Gardens of Digby Green: Green and Yellow Jug Digby hefted the shovel to his shoulder and strode beyond the hood of his truck. He angled the blade and stomped down, slicing through the sand burr roots to break ground for this richly-deserved new garden. The placement would suit her well, as prickly as
The Holy Spirit Gives Timely Gifts I choose to be thankful that when necessary, the Holy Spirit will provide my leaders with the gift of distinguishing between spirits. Of course, all the gifts are given for timely use. That time is now. Every gift is intended to bring us closer to sanctification. The gifts of
Distinguishing between spirits is a less-obvious gift. Perhaps it is also a less-common one. From what I read in Scripture, such distinguishing is given to one person at a time. It is added to the leadership gift they already practice, during a specific situation when other people in a church or congregation are actively
The Gardens of Digby Green: Estimating Time “Yes! When I arrived, well after business hours, the lights were on, the front door, cash register, and back door were wide open, and…” “Give me the address, please.” Ray recited it, and restrained himself from pounding on the paper-strewn desk top. “Wait there. A detective will
A Thankful to Give Story Today’s blog post is “a thankful to give story” for this Thursday. As believers it should be overwhelmingly simple to recount times when we were thankful to give. This is one of mine. Besides my own nieces and nephews, who are dear to my heart, I’m also blessed to know
Do You Giggle While You Give? Giving is a gift of opportunity from God. Do you giggle while you give? I’m not talking about the times you’ve engineered a white elephant gag gift for a relative at a holiday party. Though the reaction when your very proper maiden aunt opens a box explosively stuffed with
The Gardens of Digby Green: On the Premises Her restored 1964 Chrysler Imperial, red as its namesake flower, sat in pooled light from a lamp post. Ray jogged to the vehicle. She’d made at least one delivery today, because the white leather upholstery on the back seat was protected by plastic. “Rose! Rose, where
Give Thanks for Those Who’ve Encouraged Us Since Thursdays are ‘thanks’ days, let’s give thanks for those who’ve encouraged us. When possible, it’s best to do this face-to-face, because expressing thanks encourages them. That’s fair, I believe. Reciprocating encouragement will spark other great things. How? Aside from being face-to-face, how we choose to give thanks