Journey into Forever

"In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was a governor of Syria.) And everyone went to his own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great

Joy. This time of year we hear it in carols, ads, stories.It's as if the Christmas season, with presents, gatherings,and traditions will automatically produce joy in the hearts of everyone. The word can have many different meanings. People interpret it in various ways. Some think it means extreme happiness. A giddy, very active experience. When belly laughs seem to come from deep within. I don't know about you, but those experiences come few and far between for me. They also usually involve children. Not something one can enjoy constantly. Recently, that kind of free, emotional experience is even more difficult to attain. We see all of the events in our world, and if we let ourselves we can become sad, even depressed. Man's inhumanity to man is indescribable. We could talk for weeks and never come up with reasons or solutions. Because we are bombarded with the facts daily it can affect us deeply emotionally. One thing I have never experienced

I love Paul. He is a symbol of hope to anyone who thinks they are unworthy of salvation. Just think about it. Not only did he hate Christians, he did everything in his power to destroy as many as he could. He was driven by some sort of hatred for anything related to the faith. And yet God, in His infinite wisdom, pursued even him and led him to become a beacon for all of us. Anyone who feels they have gone too far in sin to ever be accepted by God can look at Paul and know that anyone, ANYONE,can come to Christ. My dad struggled with his own worthiness most of the last years of his life. Dad was raised in a horrible environment. Born to a mother of about 15, he was raised by his grandmother. Everyone spoiled and over protected him. He grew up frightened of everything. He had memories of his father sitting over him as he slept saying he was going to kill him. His home was completely immoral, with criminals, some famous, staying there occasionally. He saw and hear

Wow! I've been really busy lately. I'm working everyday, (yeah, I know, I'm supposed to be retired). I recently kept 3 of my grandchildren while my daughter and her husband went to Vegas, and was reminded ONCE AGAIN why young people have children. Then, adding the 'to do' list for Christmas kind of puts my level of activity over the top for someone my age. Yuk! That sounded terrible.....someone my age..... I'm late with this post, and part of the reason is the busyness, but there is another reason related to that busyness. Although I had two or three ideas to write about, I think they were my ideas and not God's. Since the whole purpose of this blog is to speak what He would have me to, I put it off because I was not getting clear direction on what He would have me write about. Yesterday morning when I woke up it dawned on me .....BAM.... I've been so busy I have not been in the Word as much as usual. That is a post for another time,