Our Families Thoughts on Everything
Every line in this chart represents a cross-reference between any two books of the Bible. The New Testament does not replace the Old. It is saturated with it. Revelation alone contains over 800 allusions to the Old Testament. Scripture is its own best commentary.
| Date | Rainfall | Month Total |
|---|---|---|
| 01/21/2026 | 0.02 | |
| 01/23/2025 | 0.17 | |
| 01/24/2025 | 1.59 | |
| 01/25/2025 | 0.37 | ice |
| Total Jan | 2.15 | |
| 02/14/2025 | 0.76 | |
| 03/07/2025 | 0.47 | |
| 03/11/2025 | 0.37 | |
| Total | 3.75 |
Jesus was not a helpless victim of human violence or a tragedy of political injustice. He was not overpowered, outsmarted, or cornered. Scripture is explicit about this.
Jesus Himself said, “No one takes my life from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again”
(John 10:18).
The cross was not something that happened to Him. It was something He willingly stepped into.
What looked like defeat from the outside was, in reality, a deliberate act of love carried out with full authority.
Continue reading “The Final Act”
A pastor once asked an older farmer—dressed in his worn bib overalls—to say grace before the morning meal.
“Lord, I don’t like buttermilk,” the farmer began. The visiting pastor cracked one eye open, wondering where this prayer was headed.
The farmer continued, loud and clear, “Lord, I don’t care much for lard either.”
The pastor shifted uncomfortably.
“And Lord,” the farmer went on, “You know I really don’t like raw white flour.”
Continue reading “Biscuits”
When I turned 70, I sat in my favorite chair, looked back at my life, and whispered to myself,
“So… this is the beginning of the final stretch.”
And slowly, the truths I had avoided all my life began to surface.
Kids? They’re busy writing their own story.
Health? Slips away faster than sand through open fingers.
The government? Just headlines, promises, and numbers that never change your daily reality.
Aging doesn’t hurt your body first — it hurts your illusions.
So I sat down with myself and carved out a handful of bitter but necessary truths.
Continue reading “70”
Peter didn’t sink because the storm was strong.
He sank because his faith was weak.
You’re drowning in 6 inches of problems while standing next to an ocean of power.
Your depression isn’t bigger than His hand.
Your addiction isn’t stronger than His grip.
Your failure isn’t final when He’s reaching for you.
Continue reading “Will You Sink”