Journey into Forever

"Do not repay evil for evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing."          - 1 Peter 3:9      I love how God starts working on something with us.  The idea is introduced to us, whether through experience, a sermon, Bible reading, an article we read, or an experience with another person.  Invariably, we hear it again, soon, in another way.  Depending on how slow we are to understand, we may keep hearing this same message in different ways for quite some time until we "get" it.  Oh yeah, God is telling me that.......       This time it was an experience, a sermon, and a conversation.  What was so funny was the same word, "Pricklies", was used in 2 of those situations.  Now since it is not a common word, I had to believe there was something going on here.  And there was.      We all have 'pricklies'.  They are friends, siblings, mates, co-workers, authorities....you can nam

" So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."                        -1 Corinthians 10:31 "Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury.  Many rich people threw in large amounts.  But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of a penny.  Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others.  They all gave out of their wealth, but she, out of her poverty, put in everything - all she had to live on."                        - Mark 12:41-44      A retreat is being planned in Aurora for the fall. It's a two day Beth Moore study (I'll post more about that later).  I am always amazed at how Beth can make the Word come alive.  How she gleans meaning from text I never even thought about before.  I can only imagine the h