by wyomingbaptist | Nov 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
IN FOCUS To pass the time while hunting, I like to look at random things through my binoculars — trees, blades of grass, birds, bugs, and, if I’m lucky, a deer or turkey or two. Binoculars are made to help us see things clearly from a distance, but of course, not all...
by wyomingbaptist | Nov 5, 2021 | Devotional
CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER The road up to Kentucky’s Abbey of Gethsemani isn’t paved. It’s rocky and a bit overgrown at times, but at its end is a beautiful wood and stone sanctuary that looks as if it should be nestled somewhere up in the Swiss Alps....
by wyomingbaptist | Oct 28, 2021 | Devotional
TAKING THE ELEVATOR DOWN INTO YOUR HEART In seminary we were required to take a course called “Covenant Group.” Think five guys getting together every Thursday for lunch. All the other classes we took in seminary were academic. They were about fueling our minds. This...
by wyomingbaptist | Oct 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
HEAVEN IN US “I’m not afraid to die,” I confessed to my friend the other day. “I’m afraid of missing out. I don’t want to miss my kids’ lives. I want to be at everything. I want to see them grow up and get married. I want to be part of it all. I want to be...
by wyomingbaptist | Oct 14, 2021 | Devotional
PLAN A I was headed up I-75 the other day and caught sight of a billboard. “Where are you going?” it asked in these big bold letters. “Heaven or Hell?” I thought, “Umm…Dayton?” You’ve all seen those signs, right? They’re brilliant. There you are in a car...
