Have you ever been in that place where you have to face a scary situation? I remember back when I was in middle school and out of the blue I was called to the assistant principal’s office. I will not say the man’s name, but his nickname was “The Enforcer”. He was so intimidating that his shadow scared every kid in the school. So, you can imagine as I began the long walk down the hallway I was tryin …

Fight

Posted on Dec 11, 2019 by Bruce Reynolds in BLOG, Devotions, General, Reynolds Rap |

We have heard many times that this life of following Jesus is not an easy path. As a matter of fact, if following Jesus was easy everyone would be doing it. Paul, in his letter to his spiritual son Timothy, was consistent in reminding him that this life is a battle. In Paul’s first letter to Timothy in 6:12 he reminds Timothy and us, “Fight the good fight of faith; take hold of the eternal life to …

Overcome

Posted on Dec 4, 2019 by Bruce Reynolds in BLOG, Devotions, General, Reynolds Rap |

And it begins, the new Christmas season. There are a few things that I have begun to notice as I grow older. One, that the years seem to go by faster and faster. I feel like I just put up the decorations from last year and here I am getting them out again. Second, it seems like it is getting more difficult to have that wonderful Christmas spirit …

Thanksgiving

Posted on Nov 27, 2019 by Bruce Reynolds in BLOG, Devotions, General, Reynolds Rap |

Thanksgiving, a day to ponder upon everything that the Lord has blessed us with. Most of us are thankful more than just once a year for our wonderful families, our homes, the nation in which we live, and even for our jobs. But, as we sit around the table salivating over that beautiful brown, tasty bird will there be a thought to thank the Lord for our trials, for those thorns in the flesh?