Tag Archives: Bible

Saturday Morning Thoughts: Tragedy, Sin, and Spiritual Warfare

Posted on August 10, 2019 by grandmapeachy

Last week I made a quick, spur of the moment, trip to see my husband’s parents. Mine are both gone for over 22 years now and my in-laws have been as parents to me for many years.  As a result … Continue reading →

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Learning to be an Intercessor

Posted on March 21, 2018 by grandmapeachy

Over the years I’ve had periods of time that I delved deeply into the Word of God and those times were times of growth. I spent many hours in prayer as well, mostly for my family in those years. Having … Continue reading →

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Thirty Seven and Counting: A Testimony to the Goodness of God

Posted on March 14, 2018 by grandmapeachy

Today is our 37th wedding anniversary. We certainly didn’t do things in a proper order.  For me, though I had accepted Jesus as Lord when I was in my early teens, I had been a rebellious child of God. I … Continue reading →

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Is Encouragement a Gift of the Spirit?

Posted on February 19, 2018 by grandmapeachy

In the New Testament there are a couple or three places that mention gifts of the spirit. In Romans 12:6-8  it gives seven gifts the fourth is exhortation. In doing some research on the word and synonyms I believe I … Continue reading →

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Fruit of the Spirit – Part 7 Gentleness and Self Control

Posted on February 12, 2018 by grandmapeachy

It has been awhile since I last penned part 6 of this series. Much has happened and I had written most of the part on gentleness in October of last year. I didn’t realize it had been that long. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Fruit of the Spirit (Part 6) Faith/Faithfulness

Posted on October 9, 2017 by grandmapeachy

Galatians 5:22-23 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,[a] 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law. In the verses above the Holman translation uses faith, the King James Version uses faithfulness. From the Strong’s … Continue reading →

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Divisiveness in Society

Posted on October 4, 2017 by grandmapeachy

There is so much division within our society. Reading comments and heated arguments on various social media outlets I can see that things are declining. I would venture to guess pretty rapidly too. The recent mass shooting in Las Vegas … Continue reading →

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Personal Reflections; Contemplating the Spiritual Things of God

Posted on March 6, 2017 by grandmapeachy

I have been reading Old Testament prophets recently in my early morning Bible reading time. The other day I read the vision of Nahum concerning the destruction of Nineveh. I am almost at a loss for words on the fierceness … Continue reading →

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Growing in Spirit

Posted on January 20, 2017 by grandmapeachy

The last few weeks I’ve been taking a break from my usual level of activity on social media and concentrating more on my relationship with God. After designating a time of day for my Bible reading and prayer time I’ve … Continue reading →

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Tis the Season: For God So Loved the World…

Posted on December 24, 2016 by grandmapeachy

It is Christmas Eve Day and I have much to do. First though, I’d like to talk about the season and share with my readers what it means to me. There are a number of belief systems that have winter celebrations. I’m … Continue reading →

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