His name is Charles Donald Bushen, and he is my Dad. A Father of five children. Three boys and two girls. I have so many fond memories growing up. A picture of my mom and dad's wedding picture is hanging on the wall in our dining room. I look at it often. He was a hard worker. He built our second …
What Are You Considering?
Have you ever gone to bed with your mind racing? Hundreds of thoughts bounce around inside your head. It's a traffic jam. Sleep evades you. You try to quiet yourself, and it almost seems hopeless. Will I ever fall asleep? Such is worry and anxiety late at night. So much is on your mind. No wonder …
Is There a Redemptive Purpose in Suffering?
"Though poor in this world's goods, though grieving the loss of loved ones, though suffering pain of body, though harassed by sin and Satan, though hated and persecuted by worldlings, whatever be the case and lot of the Christian, it is both his privilege and duty to rejoice in the Lord". - A. W. …
Continue Reading about Is There a Redemptive Purpose in Suffering?
The Beautiful Sound of “I Will”
One of my wife's great joys is that when she asks me to do something, I say, "I will." It is music to her ears. Honestly, I don't always respond that way. It is more like, "Ok honey, I'll get around to it." When I finally do, she is happy. I thank God for my wife. She is a tremendous blessing. We …
Expectation our Lifeline!
When I was younger before I knew Christ I was always foreboding about things. Thinking and fearing something bad would happen. Even if something good was happening it was spoiled and overshadowed by this fear. It is a horrible way to live. My expectation was in the pits. What changed in my life …
Have We Missed The Parade?
Everyone loves a parade? Right. I loved attending the Fourth of July parade in our town as a child. I guess I didn't understand what it meant—our independence from a foreign entity. None the less I enjoyed the sights and sounds and the candy from the firemen. Of course, the fireworks at night were …
The Price of Admission
Life is full of entering places and leaving. We are constantly going through open doors, leaving one room and entering another. Sometimes we must buy a ticket to enter a ballgame or a concert. We pay the price of admission to go in and enjoy what we paid for. We need passwords and usernames to …
Turning Messes into Miracles
I was inspired recently by a short message I heard recently. I want to share with you today to bring some encouragement and share how wonderful the grace of God is. The Psalmist King David shares this: Psalm 40:2 (AMP)-2 He drew me up out of a horrible pit [a pit of tumult and of destruction], out …
Watch Out For The Cheats
In the Gospel of John Jesus shares about the thief threatening the sheep. John 10:10 (NKJV)-0 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. This is his agenda, his purpose against God's people …
A Well-Watered Garden
Isaiah 61:11 (AMP)-11 For as [surely as] the earth brings forth its shoots, and as a garden causes what is sown in it to spring forth, so [surely] the Lord God will cause rightness and justice and praise to spring forth before all the nations [through the self-fulfilling power of His word]. You …