December 21st, 2013 
dsisler Let me tell you a story. It’s a legend actually, from Mexico. It is one that is told over and over, especially at this time of year and it is about the poinsettia. In this legend, a poor girl names Pepita wanted to take a gift to the Christ child. But she had nothing […]
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Tags: Mexican legend, Romans 12:2, The Poinsettia, transformation 
No Comments » December 20th, 2013 dsisler I write a lot about how we are to live. Probably because it’s difficult to live up to God’s expectations. And it’s not just for you, my reader. My writings on living-the-right-kind-of-life are for me as well. We all fall short in this area, but I find that when encouraged (and of course allowing God’s […]
Posted in Accept, Ask, Follow, Hear, Know, Obey, Praise, Remember, Seek, Serve, Share, Thank, Trust Tags: 2 Timothy 2:14-17, 2 Timothy 2:20-21, Acts 17:11, How Are You Living?, James 1:22, living for God, Philippians 4:8, Proverbs 12:4, Psalm 45:1 No Comments » December 17th, 2013 dsisler It’s so interesting to me how God’s Word speaks to people in different ways. How a passage of Scripture seems to be directed at one specific person and then in another verse it speaks to a different person. Sometimes the passage seems relevant to my life while other times I pass over it without much […]
Posted in Ask, Believe, Experience, Find, Hear, Know, Love, Obey, Praise, Remember, Seek, Share, Thank, Trust Tags: By the Sea, Mark 3:21, Matthew 12, Matthew 13, Matthew 13:1, the parables of Jesus No Comments » December 15th, 2013 dsisler There are a few short verses in 1 Chronicles that are interesting to me. It is the section of Scripture where David gathered the leaders of Israel. Among this group were 38,000 Levites thirty years and older. David divided this group and gave them specific jobs. Some were to supervise the work of the […]
December 14th, 2013 dsisler Promises are important. Keeping promises are even more important. I don’t think anyone can say otherwise. Promises we make to our children and grandchildren show our integrity when we fulfill them. In the beginning, as God made promises to Abraham and Jacob, He proved over and over that He would keep the promises made. […]
