Author Archives: randscallawayffm

When we turn inward, to our own thinking, current abilities, with stuff accumulated over the years; we have a tendency, a temptation really, to turn from God and lean only to our own understanding, to our own devices thinking we … Continue reading →

We will have many storms that sweep through our lives that wreak havoc on our resolve to follow Jesus.  I grew up in Oklahoma, land of tornadoes and ever-changing weather patterns.  This is what I have observed.  Before a storm … Continue reading →

In every good novel there is a problem to be solved.  In every drama portrayed on stage or in film there is a plot that begins with a problem to be solved before the story ends.  The plot rises to … Continue reading →

The little girl left her mother from her seat on the plane to run down the aisle to and from the back, wreaking havoc with all the other passengers.  The mom was at her wits end.  She also had an … Continue reading →

How many times are we tempted with moving to what looks to be the best place to live?  How many times have you been tempted with a job that offers far more benefits but had some hidden pitfalls?  We are … Continue reading →

Randy and I are watching a movie series that involves real thinking.  We are constantly asking each other, “who is he, is he a good guy or a bad guy?”  As the plot thickens, we learn he is a good-bad … Continue reading →

The Babylonian captain of the guard preached a sermon that sounded a great deal like what Jeremiah had been saying for forty years! The Jews must have been embarrassed to hear a pagan Babylonian tell them they were sinners, but … Continue reading →

Life is dicey and unpredictable at times in our lives. There is no one who can escape interruptions to the routines of life.  As I read this next passage of Jeremiah’s messages about impending war, destruction and captivity, I think … Continue reading →

When truth is hard to swallow and even harder to obey, human, ungodly thought leads to snuffing out the messenger who annoys the status quo with truth. Angry because Jeremiah’s words were hurting the war effort, four of Zedekiah’s officials … Continue reading →

There was a time in ministry to a church that my husband, the pastor, got very ill.  I took him to the doctor who sent him right to the hospital for what was expected—a bad gall bladder that was going … Continue reading →