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Welcome to our Observational Ministry Devotional Blog … we firmly believe that our Loving God can be seen every day in our lives and our “pop” devotionals of 2-5 minute reads with linked Bible passages if you wish to dive in further will enhance your personal relationship with our Creator!

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  • Titles

    How many titles do you “carry” ???? At first that seems like such a simple question, but, when you start diggin’ in, it’s really NOT … Context matters … Heck … My wife could start shufflin’ off dozens even before you finished sounding out the whole word context … I kid, i kid … I… Read more

  • The List

    I’m makin’ a list and checkin’ it twice … Ummm …. I do have a belly and a white beard … Wait a minute … Wrong time of year and i definitely don’t have elves !!!!  This is about shoppin’ lists … Or is it ????!!!!???? As i was makin’ mine today i got to… Read more

  • Can you Spare the Time

    God protects Fools and Little Children … I went from One to the Other without missin’ a beat !!! … Just maybe not in that order 🙂 … I was also blessed to have been brought on to this big blue marble just at a turning point in, well … Pretty much everything… The town… Read more

  • Sole Searchin

    Ya know, before i started teachin’ the youth (that’s church speak for teenagers!) i taught the youngens as the “mad scientist” back when we did a rotational model of Sunday school … The reason i’m bringing this up is because as i was walkin through the house the Spirit caught me and reminded me of… Read more

  • Vitamin Sea

    Startin’ off with a bit of a confession (and a “behind the scenes” look) here … Usually the way these things go is the Spirit hits me with an idea then i’ll search for some pictures in my library to go with it while praying on scripture that will work, then, search for scripture, write… Read more

  • Symbols and Signs

    I was rubbin’ my chin and thinkin’ thusly when i noticed my weddin’ ring and it got me thinkin … Ya know it’s out outward sign of heartbreak for all the female persuasion out there to let ya know that sorry girls, this one’s taken (team XX eye roll countdown in 3 – 2 –… Read more

  • the Qs that Matter

    One of my favorite memories of all time was a road trip my brother and i took when i was 17 and he was 15 … I’d already been accepted into the college i was going to attend and was going to spend spring break in Daytona Beach to check out the church and fill… Read more

  • 6 — and a Half Dozen

    During Toni’s devotional yesterday we learned a lot more about the mikvah and how it was performed … Wow … Just … Wow … And, at first glance, if you look at some of the “basic” steps of what is being done some can start to see similarities to some of the Christian baptisms, just… Read more

  • Two Pair in a Full House

    (forgive me !!!!) …. What’s the longest and shortest sentence in the English language … “I Do” 😀 …. I kid i kid i kid … Well, sort of … And, by that, i meant that it SHOULD mean a lifetime (so, longest, YES) but, it’s definitely not a “sentence” as much as it’s a… Read more

  • The Ultimate Healer

    Startin’ off today with an observation (ha! Real keen for an observational ministry, huh!) … You see, in our house, over the past month, all of us have been sick, are sick, will be sick, getting sick, well, you get the picture … Where as “Winter Colds” are a thing in the north, it seems… Read more

  • What comes to mind when you hear this term Jesus freak? How would you feel if someone called you a Jesus fanatic? Well that’s exactly what I want to talk about today! In the gospel of Luke chapter 9 verse 23, it says this quotations then he talking about Jesus said to them all, whoever… Read more

  • Treasures

    I’m gonna start off with a little “behind the scenes” of the askapop here … For y’all that have seen more than 1 or 2 of my videos, you’ve probably noticed the chaos behind my ugly mug … Ya know, i COULD do one of them there fancy “green screens” and put a professional lookin… Read more

  • Are change purses still a thing ??? (for y’all born after the turn of the millennium, that’s those metal thingies that we old people used to carry in our pockets next to the paper money before everyone started paying with their phones or with fairy dust) … Anyhoo, instead of a change purse, i carry… Read more

  • Soul Food

    When i had the tumor and a couple of organs start talkin’ to one another a few years ago i went 4 months at one point without havin’ any actual “food” go down my pie hole !!! I’ve definitely made up for it since, and, it’s amazing what modern science and the body can do… Read more

  • Wood it Matter ???

    My dad and i used to LOVE watchin’ this show called “The New Yankee Workshop” … Norm Abram would come on each week and show us how to build beautiful pieces of furniture and, i’ll admit, we actually would TAPE the shows to watch them (this was in the time before DVR!) so we could… Read more