Encouragement / Heavenly Minded

Recognizing God’s Seasons in Life #1

Hi all, In Genesis 1:14 God made the lights (stars and planets) to shine through the water atmosphere of the earth saying, "Let them be for signs,

Knowing Your Spirit #3

Hi all, In high school my friend Janny would tell me about the Lord, and then I went on dates with Barb and would tell her what Janny told

Knowing Your Spirit #2

Hi all, Roughly 50 years after Constantine legalized Christianity a man named Augustine rose in influence over the church - St. Augustine

Knowing Your Spirit #1

Hi all, Barb and I were visiting her grandmother, who at nearly 90 years old lived in a nursing home, having moved there from the farm that had been

How NOT to be a legalistic believer #2

Hi all, First 2 points about my Facebook videos - the first is make sure if searching on Facebook for me you are searching for John C Fenn and not

We Are Light #3 (Heavens Light)

Hi all, I've been talking about light - We are citizens of a city of light, the heavenly Jerusalem, a city which will one day come down to earth so

We are Light #2

Hi all, Continuing about light... As part of New Testament truth we are told* 'you were before darkness but now you are light', and not to err in

We are Light #1, The Universe Too

Hi all, I've long been fascinated by clues in scripture about the interface between the invisible God and the physical world. We are told the worlds

Now I Get It #2, Braid, Veil

Hi all, When I pick Chris up from the group home one of the first things he does is reach for my phone because on it I have a play list of children's

Now I Get It #1, What Jesus Wrote in Dust

Hi all, Barb's dad was legendary for using one word when he meant another, or completely messing up the pronunciation of words he meant to say, which

What is Taking up the Cross #4, Strongholds

Hi all, Last week I told the stories of 3 people who crucified old ways of thinking so they could begin thinking new thoughts: The teen who stole from

What is Taking up the Cross #3, Poison

Hi all, Once in a while I get in the mood for a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast, and this was one of those days. We had some Irish 'Steel

What is Taking up the Cross #2, Rhino

Hi all, There are 2 benchmark events in my life that confirmed something I had tried to keep quiet, crammed into the back of my mind for years, but

What is Taking up the Cross #1, Cheeseburger

Hi all, I'm starting with a confession of sin, something I've had to deal with over the years that only recently have I overcome, and that overcoming

Self-Centered/Rightness #2 (Why Healing)

Hi all, Shortly after the USSR fell apart, I led a team to the city of Ekaterinburg, a city of over 1 million people sitting astride the Ural

Self-centered Christian #1/Tzedekah

Hi all, I was getting Chris dressed for the day while having a pity party, discouraged, with a to-do list the length of my arm - feeling overwhelmed

Took Away Sin not Sins #4 (Casting Calories Out)

Hi all, "I don't understand what I'm doing wrong; I'm casting the calories out of my desserts but I've still gained 10 pounds!" (4.5kg) "John, I just

Took Away Sin not Sins? #3 (Wildcat Creek)

Hi all, The summer I turned 16 Barb was still 15 and we hadn't started dating yet though I liked her; I just didn't have the nerve nor know-how to ask