God is a Consuming Fire – Household Words:

Hard Woods, Soft Woods, and Woods for the Fire Pit. Ezekiel 15:2-7.

Bald Cypress trees at the Guadalupe River State Park. Quality woods growing in our area include soft woods like Bald Cypress and Southern Pine, and hard woods like Live Oak and Water Oak. But some plants on the Texas Gulf Coast are intriguing but useless. There is the Chinese Tallow, a decorative but much-maligned invasiveContinue reading “Hard Woods, Soft Woods, and Woods for the Fire Pit. Ezekiel 15:2-7.”

OUR GOD IS A CONSUMING FIRE. Isaiah 33:14-22.

Imagine a campfire—you stack a few logs, light it up, and then feed it wood for hours. As soon as you stop feeding it, it begins to shrink down to nothing. It may rage right now, but will be ashes in an hour, right? But imagine the same campfire with an 18-wheeler truck tire onContinue reading “OUR GOD IS A CONSUMING FIRE. Isaiah 33:14-22.”

God is Awesome. Psalm 97.

He is, you know? Sometimes, that is enough. Always, that should be enough. Anyone who speaks often to young people will be looking at every verse of the Bible to find a point that can be APPLIED to life. For example, when you read a verse about the value God places on honesty, the APPLICATIONContinue reading “God is Awesome. Psalm 97.”