Saving and sanctifying faith “For by grace you have been saved through faith” and, “So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.” Paul to the Ephesians and James are writing what the Spirit is showing them. It is such a joy to see God work through faith. We receive salvation by […]
God cares As I started driving away from the Aerobics Center last week, I paused to watch numerous blackbirds feeding on the ground. I also noticed quite a few squirrels in the pecan trees. The squirrels were having a feast on the pecans and the droppings to the ground were being consumed by the blackbirds. […]
Overwhelming beauty Don’t we all love to look upon beautiful things? People, structures, plants, trees, oceans, mountains, meadows, church windows, art, you name it! I believe we were made to enjoy God’s magnificent creation. As I was resting by our pool this weekend, I noticed the ripples in the water. It was nice, but when […]
Seeds Most of us have at one time bought a packet of flower or vegetable seeds for planting. All of them are very tiny and produce relatively small products. Some people even spread wildflower seeds along roadways for beautification. I have always been amazed that some tiny dead dry seed can actually produce a living […]
Be keenly watchful To be vigilant is to be watchful or alert for danger or some other kind of trouble. You might even say it is “being keenly watchful to detect danger”. Peter is warning the church about the enemy of enemies to every believer. To deny this is very naïve and dangerous. He goes […]
Family dysfunction Growing up was hard for me. My parents were both alcoholics and I never knew which version of them I would see when I got home from school each day. My two older sisters, Gail and Melinda, have been God’s great mercy for me. We all had to deal with the trauma of […]
A successful life Hi. I’m Joe Foster and I’m still here by God’s grace, 100 percent. So, I want to share some information about a study that was done on what makes a successful life, and the study took 75 years. A book was published on this study called “Triumphs of Experience: The Men of […]
An abiding father There are times in my life when my wife looks at me and says, “If you’re going to post all this Abiding Fathers stuff on your social media, you need to start acting like one.” And I’m like, “Okay, I guess I better start listening.” We have two children. My son has […]
An identity crisis Jill and I have been married 33 years. We have a son that’s 30 and a daughter that’s 27. I’m going to get into that a little in a moment. Some people have been asking, “What do you mean, ‘identity in crisis’?” People are familiar with “identity crisis” but I’m focusing on […]
An interview with Chris Harden and his wife Alexa I think what she saw and what I was used to seeing growing up were very different. I think she saw some things in me that were scary. She actually broke up with me and that really set me back. I kind of went off and […]