Because my father was a Blish.
I just came across a story that made me pause. It’s about a man who might’ve been the most spiritually significant person of modern times and nobody even knows his name. The story starts with Mordecai Ham, a preacher who held tent revivals back in the late 1800s and early 1900s. In 1934, he pitched … Read More “Ushering In The Kingdom” »
Why I need to stop feeding distractions and start fixing my eyes on Christ I haven’t been in the Word for a while now. Every time I sit down to read, I get distracted by whatever is troubling my mind at that moment. Then the squirrels come out into the field to feed on my … Read More “Nuts for the Squirrels” »
The verse of the day on YouVersion is Isaiah 40:8:“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.” As I try to never read a verse in isolation, I went back to the verses before and after. While verse 8 is a wonderful truth on its own, its impact … Read More “Mowing the Lawn” »
“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise—think about these things.”
In 1 Corinthians 10:13 Paul wrote “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God“. Whatever you do, eating drinking, working at you job, bathing, working on your hobbies, your marriage, or whatever else you do it should be done to honor God! If I work so … Read More “Whatever You Do” »
(Seeing Through the Right Lens) Walking down the beach with someone can be an eye-opening experience. What I see isn’t necessarily what they see—and vice versa.They might see a piece of driftwood; I see a dragon skull.I spot a mastodon tusk where they see a tangled tree root.They see just a rock, but I see … Read More “The Eye of the Beholder” »
In Genesis 2:24, Scripture states, “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” This verse is foundational—it’s quoted again by Jesus in Matthew 19:5 and Mark 10:8, and echoed by Paul in Ephesians 5:31. From the very beginning, God established the … Read More “The Two Shall Become One” »
A Prayer of Thanksgiving for Deliverance Heavenly Father, I come before You with a heart full of gratitude and awe. Thank You for delivering me from the sin that once held me captive—alcohol, anger, dishonor toward my father and mother, and the pride of self-reliance. You are my Rescuer, my Redeemer, and the only One … Read More “Thanksgiving” »
In Acts 15 Paul makes the point that circumsision isn’t required for salvation and asks why they are putting a burden on new believers that they themselves couldn’t live up to (fulfilling the law). Then in chapter 16 he circumcised Timothy. On first glance it seems inconsistent. But the nuts and bolts of the issue … Read More “Eunuch-y. Snip snip!” »
Over 30 years ago, I lost a dear friend to a drunk driver. At her funeral, her mother prayed for the man who had taken her daughter’s life—for his forgiveness. At the time, I couldn’t understand that. In fact, it made me angry. I’ve rarely thought about it since—until this morning.