New Update on the Comings and Goings of Marty and Stephnie Schoenleber
March 11, 2024
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“Vodka is Not a Beverage”
February 24, 2024
A friend I met in Israel, lives in the Hollywood Hills and writes books for living. (Great job if you have the talent for it and Tom Bissell has it.). Anyway, in one of his books, Chasing the Sea: Lost Among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia, says the Vodka is not a beverage. … More “Vodka is Not a Beverage”
When God Reminds You of Glory
February 22, 2024
Woke up with this tune in my head for no apparent reason. Haven’t heard it in years, but I couldn’t get the line out of my head. Sang it all day. Oh to be befriended by God. Oh taste and see that the Lord is good. Ponder anew, what the Almighty can do, If with … More When God Reminds You of Glory
Oh God, Make Me a Better Prayer
February 18, 2024
Sunday Afternoon Musings How I need this word and how I need to believe it and live it and trust it! “To pray is the greatest thing we can do: and to do it well there must be calmness, time, and deliberation; otherwise it is degraded into the littlest and meanest of things. True praying … More Oh God, Make Me a Better Prayer
Praying the Same Prayer for 35 Years
February 9, 2024
You will have to trust me, but this really happened Our church had just planted its 5th church in its first 7 years of life. God had been very gracious to us. The church had grown. We gained experience and had seen God do some miraculous things. Most of the churches we had planted were … More Praying the Same Prayer for 35 Years
Last Post till Next Monday
January 16, 2024
I will be largely off the internet for the next 5 days as our family comes from the four points of the compass to celebrate the life of my sister Mary. Please keep all of us in prayer as we travel and Mary’s family for their comfort during our time of grief. For the regular … More Last Post till Next Monday
Four Descriptors of the Man or Woman of God
January 2, 2024
I have two objectives with this post. To be biblical To not be overly complicated. What are the best descriptors of someone who walks with God? It would be hard to do better than the description of Job given three times in the early chapters of the book of Job. Let’s try them on. “There … More Four Descriptors of the Man or Woman of God
The Harrowing Withering of Suffering and Loss
December 16, 2023
The platitudes of wisdom are like a hot knife of hate in an ill-timed moment. “Timing is everything.” Certainly, that is part of what Solomon means in the second line of his couplet in Ecclesiastes 3:7: “A time to be silent and a time to speak.” Job’s friends are stunned into silence by the magnitude … More The Harrowing Withering of Suffering and Loss
December 8: Liturgies for Life
December 8, 2023
I will attempt to post at midnight the day before for the day intended. If you are a subscriber (free) it will arrive in your email and be ready for use when you wake up. Let’s start, live and finish each day pointing our hearts to Jesus. A Morning Call to Worship Read Psalm 8 … More December 8: Liturgies for Life
December 5: Liturgies for Life
December 5, 2023
I will attempt to post at midnight the day before for the day intended. If you are a subscriber (free) it will arrive in your email and be ready for use when you wake up. A Morning Call to Worship Read Psalm 5 and 65 May your day begin with praise. May the morning sun cause … More December 5: Liturgies for Life
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