by Dr. Blake | Feb 20, 2019 | Wesley's Horse
The Apostle Peter reminds us in 1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. The word translated as “cast” in this verse is not a word that is used a lot in the New Testament. It is used in one other place in the New Testament. When...
by Dr. Blake | Feb 13, 2019 | Wesley's Horse
There are two verses in the book of Ecclesiastes that I love and I find to be helpful to keep me grounded. The two verses are found in chapter 3:22-23: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning;great is...
by Dr. Blake | Feb 9, 2019 | Wesley's Horse
Moses was rescued from the river where his mother put him in a floating basket. The daughter of Pharoah found him. He went from being a Hebrew baby floating on a river to being the son of Pharoah’s daughter! Plucked from a nearly nameless existence a nobody to being...
by Dr. Blake | Feb 2, 2019 | Wesley's Horse
The Psalmist records in the 30th Psalm and verse 5: For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime;weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. Seasons are a part of...
by Dr. Blake | Jan 25, 2019 | Wesley's Horse
Back To The Basics Part #3 1 God-focused Deuteronomy 6:42 Christ-following Luke 9:233 Spirit-filled 1 Thessalonians 5:234 I am fully-loved John 3:16Today I will look at the final three:5 I am shepherded-faithfully Psalm 236 I am living-fulfilled Galatians 2:207 I have...
by Dr. Blake | Jan 24, 2019 | Wesley's Horse
2 Spiritual Disciplines The first two Bible passages that I used in part #1 were: 1 God-focussed Deuteronomy 6:4 2 Christ-following Luke 9:23 Today we are going to look at the next two: 3 Spirit-filled 1...
by Dr. Blake | Jan 21, 2019 | Wesley's Horse
Several years ago I watched a Roy Firestone interview with Kareem Abdul Jabbar. Not very far into the conversation the subject of coach John Wooden came up. Jabbar described the first day of practice at UCLA. John Wooden was a former all-American basketball player at...
by Dr. Blake | Jan 11, 2019 | Wesley's Horse
I heard Seth Godin speaking on a podcast. The intriguing thing that he said was whenever he asked a person what they do for a living they answer him with a position or a job title. For instance, when asked what do you do for a living you might respond I’m an...
by Dr. Blake | Jan 9, 2019 | Wesley's Horse
It may seem a little early to bring up the subject. Usually, people do not talk about mid-course corrections until several months into a new year. First, let me define the term: “a navigational correction made in the course of a ship, airplane, rocket,...
by Dr. Blake | Jan 6, 2019 | Wesley's Horse
How To Begin A New Year You can begin again, and it does not matter where you are, you can start over right now if you would like. A New Year seems to be an excellent time to begin something. We have just celebrated the passing of the old year,...