Living Above the Sun Ministries

  Our God is merciful and tender.  He will cause the bright dawn of salvation to rise on us and to shine from Heaven on all those who live in the dark shadow of death, to guide our steps into the path of peace.  -Luke 1:78-79 Tis the season to be jolly!  Yes!  Even in 2020!  I've been reading the book of Luke along with a friend who is in jail right now. He told me he didn't even know where to begin reading the Bible and I told him to start in Luke.  He messaged me delighted to find out it was the Christmas story that begins it all.  Surprise!  Luke begins by saying he had studied all these matters that happened from their beginning, he understood it, and wanted to give a detailed approach to clear up any misunderstandings that may have been floating around.  He wanted there to be a truth in full report of things that occurred, not pieces of information here and there, but the whole full truth.   In the first part of the script...

"Write these commandments that I’ve given you today on your hearts. Get them inside of you and then get them inside your children. Talk about them wherever you are, sitting at home or walking in the street; talk about them from the time you get up in the morning to when you fall into bed at night. Tie them on your hands and foreheads as a reminder; inscribe them on the doorposts of your homes and on your city gates." Deuteronomy 6 The past few months I've been pondering on the Hebrew word, "SHEMA". I stumbled upon this word while reading in the Old Testament book of Micah, and in the fifth chapter. There tucked away in the almost crevice of my Bible was the word, "heard." But it's meaning in the center of my Bible stated that hearing means obeying. Hearing is directly related to our obedience! Did you know there is no Hebrew word for obey? Hear, heed, understand, obey are all wrapped in Shema. God wants us to have hearing hearts. During...

This is a picture of my cousin, Ben on the far left. This was at a fellow Marine's funeral over in Tennessee. Ben is Corporal Ben Wiley. I am so proud of him. I love this picture. Happy Veterans Day. I'm honored to say that I am related to Veteran's and am very proud of each one of them. To every Veteran out there, Thank you! For your service, dedication, and sacrifice. Today I did something different. I stopped by a grave yard and visited each grave with a flag. Just to read the names and branch of service and be respectful in not forgetting that they lived once and sacrificed a lot on my behalf. I took some pictures, I am fascinated with older tombstones too. It's always interesting to read inscriptions on the stones. Many are theologically and doctrinally off base, especially when it comes to calling them angels now, and sleeping in Jesus. But I try not to get worked up about it. I'll explain more later, because it does matter. Here are a few...