http://becauseofyeshua.org Thoughts and ponderings about Jesus and life in him. Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:17:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Monday promised to be a day filled with rain, but when I got up, the rain had not yet begun. I decided to try to get a little job done for a friend. I had promised to replace his mailbox which was about to fall off its post. I figured ... http://becauseofyeshua.org/?p=156 It all started when I asked God to teach me how to be at peace in all situations. I had just started my trip to New Jersey to see my son, daughter-in-law and grandson. The radio in our van doesn't work so I figured this was a good time to ... http://becauseofyeshua.org/?p=154 It happened over a period of time. I didn't even notice that it was going on. Somehow, I lost my focus. Life became a dismal drudgery. How can someone go from being a happy, positive person to being a person ready to give up? I retired in 2005. I had looked ... http://becauseofyeshua.org/?p=147 I play this game called Mahjongg. It's on my computer. I guess it's an ancient game from China. I play it a lot and sometimes it becomes a distraction. It's a fairly straight forward game where you remove matching tiles from the playing board. Sometimes, I seem to see the ... http://becauseofyeshua.org/?p=144 I have a hard time explaining faith. I've been a Christian long enough that I can give you a lot of theological reason and evidences to believe in Jesus. But, I can't explain faith. How does someone come to a point of faith. It's a lot like love. I ... http://becauseofyeshua.org/?p=140 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good. His love endures forever. Give thanks to the God of gods. His love endures forever. Give thanks to the Lord of lords: His love endures forever. (Psalm 136:1-3) I don't know about anyone else, but my God is good. He has been good through the years and I ... http://becauseofyeshua.org/?p=136 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 ... http://becauseofyeshua.org/?p=131 It's late fall here in New Hampshire. All the leaves are down and we are already getting snow in the mountains. Some of the ski resorts will be open by the end of this month. For me, this is a favorite time of year. I enjoy the crisp fall air. ... http://becauseofyeshua.org/?p=123 Isn't it strange how nature is a reflection of the things of God? Sunday morning, my wife and I were on our way to the celebration gathering of the church. The moon was still in the sky and we began to talk about how the moon reflects the light from ... http://becauseofyeshua.org/?p=122 I started hiking again on this past Wednesday. Actually, I started again a couple of weeks ago when my son, Ben, and I went to Arizona and hiked and camped on the rim of the Grand Canyon. But, that's another story. Wednesday, I hiked Mount Osceola. This mountain sits on the ... http://becauseofyeshua.org/?p=120