Casting My Net

The “Case for Christ” movie and why you should see it!

Posted onApril 18, 2017Leave a comment

We saw PureFlix’s movie “The Case for Christ” the weekend it came out, and highly recommend it. The movie tells the true story of the life of investigative journalist and author Lee Strobel. This movie is not so much a documentary, but a dramatic enactment of the actual events at the point in the life Read More …

Habakkuk 2:4-2:20 — Bible Study Notes — Lesson 5

Posted onApril 12, 2017April 12, 20176 Comments

Habakkuk 2:4-2:20 Lesson 5 “The Lord is in His Holy Temple” (For other lessons in the series, Click Here.) In this passage, the Lord outlines his judgment for the Chaldeans. This coming judgment is very personal, reflecting (like the judgment to the Jewish people in chapter 1) the very evil deeds that they had committed. Read More …

Habakkuk 2:1-2:4 — Bible Study Notes — Lesson 4

Posted onApril 4, 20177 Comments

Habakkuk 2:1-2:4 (click here for other lessons in Habakkuk) Lesson 4 “The Righteous shall live by Faith” When we left Habakkuk, he was staked out on the wall waiting for a reply from the Lord. He knew that God would send an answer, but he didn’t know when. Furthermore, he was aware that the answer Read More …

Habakkuk 1:12-2:1 — Bible Study Notes– Lesson 3

Posted onMarch 27, 20179 Comments

Habakkuk 1:12-2:1 Lesson 3 Will the Wicked Swallow up the Righteous? In Lesson 1 of Habakkuk, we saw Habakkuk cry out to the Lord wondering how long He would let the sins of Judah go unpunished. Then, in Lesson 2, the Lord answers Habakkuk by revealing that He already had a plan. And his astounding Read More …

10 Verses Describing God’s Sovereignty in the Old Testament

Posted onMarch 21, 2017Leave a comment

The idea of God’s sovereignty — that He has power, jurisdiction, authority, dominion, right to rule– over creation is throughout Scripture. Sometimes, it is implied in a passage. Other texts, like the book of Habakkuk, bring us crashing head-on into this doctrine at full force. For God’s children, God’s sovereignty is ultimately comforting— knowing that there Read More …

Habakkuk 1:5-12– Bible Study Notes– Lesson 2

Posted onMarch 12, 2017March 13, 20178 Comments

Habakkuk Bible Study Lesson 2 — Look, Be Astounded! Habakkuk 1:5-12 In Habakkuk 1:2-4, the prophet cried out to the Lord against the evil and violence that he saw in his land. We ended lesson 1 with verse 5 of chapter 1 in which God answers Habakkuk’s cries. He begins by telling Habakkuk Read More …

Habakkuk 1:1-5- Bible Study notes- Lesson 1

Posted onMarch 5, 201714 Comments

Habakkuk Bible Study Lesson 1 — How Long, Lord? Habakkuk 1:1-5 Intro and Background: This prophetic book of the Old Testament is thought to have been written sometime around 610 BC, before the Babylonian capture of Judah. Most commentaries support the idea that Habakkuk lived some of his life during the time of Josiah, the Read More …

Miss Jane Roe, A Story of Death and a Story of Life

Posted onFebruary 20, 20175 Comments

This past weekend, Norma McCorvey passed away at 69 years old. She was one of the most influential people of the past 50 years in our nation, yet many won’t even recognize her name. Her pseudonym, however, is known worldwide. Norma was the “Jane Roe” of the Roe v Wade Supreme Court case that legalized Read More …

Better on the Inside– spiritually renewed day by day

Posted onFebruary 14, 20178 Comments

Several years ago, when my daughter was in college, I planned a “good Mommy” moment, and made homemade, heart-shaped, hand-decorated sugar cookies to mail to her for Valentine’s day. Sending care packages of homemade goodies to my children in college was not something that I did nearly often enough, so I took great care in Read More …

Spiritual Metamorphosis — Transformed and Made New

Posted onJanuary 19, 201719 Comments

During a recent vacation, I spent a glorious hour in a wonderful butterfly conservatory. Lush tropical flowers and foliage, clear water trickling from a stream to a flamingo pond, and quiet, soothing music provided a beautiful setting to enjoy the stunning main attraction– the butterflies. Hundreds and hundreds of butterflies! Immediately upon entering, I was Read More …