by James Collins “Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?” Isaiah 42:23 I have been trying to learn to use my cell phone. However, there are many buttons and apps – I have no idea what most of them do. The other day, I… Continue reading The Point Is … Did You Hear That Voice? 8/27/2020
Category: The Point Is
The Point is … Mowing Like a Madman 8/20/2020
by James Collins “The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.” John 3:8 Many years ago, my wife and I owned a home in Oklahoma that sat on ten acres of land. There is a drawback… Continue reading The Point is … Mowing Like a Madman 8/20/2020
The Point is … Skeeters 8/13/2020
by James Collins “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” Ephesians 6:10-11 The mosquitos were terrible at our house last summer. We don’t call them mosquitos. We… Continue reading The Point is … Skeeters 8/13/2020
The Point is … A Bad Day at Chick-fil-A 8/6/2020
by James Collins “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” Psalm 119:105 People need the Bible now more than ever. The Bible is the ultimate instruction guide for living. It has in it everything that you’ll need to survive because life gets tougher… Continue reading The Point is … A Bad Day at Chick-fil-A 8/6/2020
The Point is … Did You Hear That Voice? 7/30/2020
by James Collins “Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?” Isaiah 42:23 I have been trying to learn to use my cell phone. However, there are many buttons and apps – I have no idea what most of them do. The other day, I… Continue reading The Point is … Did You Hear That Voice? 7/30/2020
The Point is … Come Hell or High Water 7/23/2020
by James Collins “There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.” Proverbs 19:21 Several years ago, a severe rainstorm turned a peaceful town into a flooded disaster area. The local newspaper editor set out in a rowboat to cover the story in detail. As she paddled down a… Continue reading The Point is … Come Hell or High Water 7/23/2020
The Point is … Reasons to Leave Your Church 7/16/2020
by James Collins “And upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” Matthew 16:18b “Why didn’t you wear a tie to church today, you pinheaded nitwit?” Lois asked me with a frown on her face. Lois Steam (not her real name) is a woman in… Continue reading The Point is … Reasons to Leave Your Church 7/16/2020
The Point is … Masks 7/9/2020
by James Collins “Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, which should betray him, Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor? This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what… Continue reading The Point is … Masks 7/9/2020
The Point is … Happy Father’s Week 7/2/2020
by James Collins “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10 The brilliant philosopher, Rodney Dangerfield, once said, “I get no respect.” As a father, I appreciate that statement. There are times when I get no respect. For… Continue reading The Point is … Happy Father’s Week 7/2/2020
The Point is … The Photograph 6/25/2020
by James Collins “A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.” Psalm 68:5 While cleaning up the other day, I discovered a box of photos. Among the photos, I found one of me at seventeen taken at my high school prom. Certainly, I was the definition of “cool,” wearing my gray tuxedo and tennis shoes; sporting a mullet that would have… Continue reading The Point is … The Photograph 6/25/2020