by wordsfortheday | Jul 21, 2021 | Afterlife, Holy Spirit
July 21, 2021 – Click here to listen I was reading 1 Thessalonians and it presents a concept that seems puzzling. We are told in the Bible that “to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord,” and Jesus said to the thief on the cross, “this day you will be...
by wordsfortheday | Jul 20, 2021 | Holy Spirit, Patience
July 20, 2021 – Click here to listen Several years ago, I was at the airport and got my shoes shined prior to boarding. I normally tip 20%, but I tipped this guy 100% as I could see myself in the mirror-finish that he put on my shoes. They literally looked better than...
by wordsfortheday | Jul 19, 2021 | Holy Spirit, Kindness
July 19, 2021 – Click here to listen Yesterday I took three friends and a tourist I barely know fishing. I had just met the tourist while standing in my front yard in my neighborhood where he is renting a house for a week or so. He was going to buy some ice and asking...
by wordsfortheday | Jul 16, 2021 | Death, Holy Spirit
July 16, 2021 – Click here to listen This has been a very sad week for my wife and me. The loss of our little dog is with us practically every moment. A friend wrote and said, Dogs are so special in our lives. So sorry to hear about yours. They give so much and ask...
by wordsfortheday | Jul 15, 2021 | Communism, Holy Spirit
July 15, 2021 – Click here to listen I have fished near Cuba for many years; it’s only about 80 miles from where I live. Several times through the years I’ve seen Cuban refugees on makeshift boats trying to cross the oftentimes dangerous waters of the Florida straits....