by wordsfortheday | Oct 18, 2022 | Holy Spirit, Snuff
Most of the people I have met in my farming community dip snuff. It is a filthy-looking spectacle to see them spitting brown juice in a bottle or on the ground. Their bottom lip looks like it is swollen from a bee sting due to the snuff stored there and their teeth...
by wordsfortheday | Oct 17, 2022 | Getting along, Holy Spirit
Have you ever noticed that try as you might you just cannot seem to have a good relationship with some people? Of course, you have because some people just do not want to get along. The question is what to do about it. Romans 12:18 “If it is possible, as far as...
by wordsfortheday | Oct 14, 2022 | Envy, Holy Spirit
I had a very upsetting thing happen to me on a vacation a few years back. I went to the hotel spa, weighed on their state-of-the-art balance scales, and noticed that the cheesy electronic scales at my home were wrong. I weighed five pounds more than I had previously...
by wordsfortheday | Oct 13, 2022 | Holy Spirit, Judging
A reader responded to my post yesterday with the following: I heard a podcast the other day that really resonated and stuck with me regarding judging others. This gentleman, who was in a terrible car accident and had a near death experience where he died for six...
by wordsfortheday | Oct 12, 2022 | Holy Spirit, Trailer trash
Several of my friends have been making fun of me for moving to a farm located in Mississippi, (of all places). I am in the process of remodeling and building a nice addition to the existing house, and as a temporary measure that will enable us to have a place to live...