There's No Deception like SELF-DECEPTION
Deception has been around since the serpent asked Eve in the garden (Genesis 3:1), "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from the tree…...
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pastoredshirrell
- Feb 21, 2022
- 4 min
Is FOREVER….Forever?
Is FOREVER….. Forever? …His Love Endures Forever (Psalms 100:5) I was recently super impressed with the word FOREVER during prayer and a...
pastoredshirrell
- Feb 21, 2022
- 4 min
LET IT GO, Let it go, let it go…. Leaving the PAST and going forward TODAY
If you have children or grandchildren, you’ve probably seen the movie “Frozen” – many times. The theme song was “Let it go, Let it go,...
pastoredshirrell
- Nov 21, 2021
- 4 min
Get Rich Quick - COUNT Your Blessings!
I saw a sign on a marquee that said, "Get Rich Quick, Count Your Blessings." How true! I read a story a few years ago that bears...
pastoredshirrell
- Nov 21, 2021
- 5 min
Repentance and INSANITY !
REPENTANCE and Insanity - doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different result! We can observe insanity today at various...
pastoredshirrell
- Aug 28, 2021
- 4 min
THINK About What You’re THINKING ABOUT
The cycle of DESPAIR continues! Afghanistan, dysfunctional leadership, open borders, inflation, attacks on religious freedom, covid...
pastoredshirrell
- Jul 28, 2021
- 4 min
HIS Eye is on the Sparrow - How Valuable Are YOU?
I have a minister friend (Richard Jones) who is very gifted artistically, among his other multitude of gifts. He brought Karen and me a...
pastoredshirrell
- Jul 5, 2021
- 4 min
Open the EYES of My Heart Lord, I Want to See You…
I was reading a devotion recently with Lucas (my 10 yr. old grandson) about the EYE (Indescribable - 100 Devotions About God and Science...
pastoredshirrell
- May 25, 2021
- 6 min
The INTOLERANCE of Tolerance
I saw a cartoon on Facebook last month that showed a man looking at a sign at the entrance of a new community. It said, “WARNING … This...
pastoredshirrell
- May 25, 2021
- 6 min
“Did God Really Say...Don’t JUDGE”?
One of the most (misquoted) scriptural statements we hear today is, “The Bible says NOT to judge.” Really. Like so many cliches we hear...
pastoredshirrell
- Apr 26, 2021
- 5 min
Out of ORDER
We’ve all been to gas stations that had a sign …pump out of order, or to public restrooms that had a sign… out of order. Sometimes our...
pastoredshirrell
- Apr 26, 2021
- 5 min
Jesus – the REAL CANCEL Culture!
Like you, I see and hear about cancel culture daily. Have you ever thought about what cancel culture means in the NATURAL? How about...
pastoredshirrell
- Mar 2, 2021
- 5 min
Did you Say a GOOD Fight?
Paul said “I have fought the GOOD FIGHT, I have finished the race, I have kept the FAITH.” Is there such a thing as a good fight? (2...
pastoredshirrell
- Feb 14, 2021
- 4 min
FAITHFULNESS in the Little Things is a GREAT Thing
We're almost half-way through February…. Question - How are you doing on your New Year’s Resolutions? Too often we stay in the rut...
pastoredshirrell
- Jan 20, 2021
- 5 min
There is No Other Time than NOW with God - TODAY Matters
As we continue in this first month of 2021, many of us have resolutions and goals. Some short-term, some long-term. We have to let go of...
pastoredshirrell
- Jan 12, 2021
- 4 min
Getting PAST our Past on PURPOSE
As we go forward in this New Year, we often focus on the future (resolutions, goals, visions) which is certainly healthy. One of the...
pastoredshirrell
- Jan 2, 2021
- 5 min
HIS Will vs. My Will (Submission and Planning)
As I’m writing this blog on the last day of 2020, and I’m thinking of the New Year, and how we often make several resolutions. Some are...
pastoredshirrell
- Dec 22, 2020
- 6 min
The Big King and the Little King
I ran across a page in my files by R.C. Sproul, entitled "The Big King and the Little King." Allow me to write part of it out and then...
pastoredshirrell
- Dec 3, 2020
- 5 min
WHO or What Are You FOCUSING On?
Life is a Journey. It has different seasons, views and experiences. The last eight months of the virus has impacted our country and...
pastoredshirrell
- Nov 24, 2020
- 4 min
If You're Not THANKFUL, You Might Be a TURKEY !
I saw a sign on a marquee that said, “Get Rich Quick, Count Your Blessings.” How true! I read a story a few years ago that bears...
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