Most of the time, it is hard to mask a bad odor. Sometimes it seems like our noses can sniff out a stench even when masked behind a sweet-smelling scent. In Ecclesiastes 10:1-3 it says, “Dead flies putrefy the perfumer’s ointment, And cause it to give off a foul odor; So does a little folly…

“See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.” Ephesians 5:15-17 Walk circumspectly. What does that even mean? Walk Carefully. Walk Wisely. Walk Cautiously. Or maybe for us southerners, you’ve…

Evil is running rampant in our world. Sometimes I feel like I am standing outside looking at a garden that is flourishing with evil. New “crops” of awful things sprout up each day right before my eyes and I hear of a bountiful harvest of hurt, despair and uncertainty with each planted row. It seems…

Spent the afternoon today in 1 Corinthians 9:24-27. Here’s what it says: “Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do…

If you’ve followed my blog, you know that I love journaling and love spreading the message of Christ! I’ve had several requests for my drawings on t-shirts, so here starts a new venture for me with Wearing The Word! I’ve added a new item to my main menu on the home page where you can…

We can love church, doing good works and turn our nose up at immorality, but if it is all done without love, it is done in vain. My pastor posed the question yesterday, “How much do you love the Lord?” It seems like a pretty simple question, but as I thought about it last night…