Author Archives: randscallawayffm

When something out of the ordinary happens that seems too good to be true, humans are skeptical at first.  We rub our eyes to see if what is in front of us really real.  We’ve been fooled, tricked, trapped, and … Continue reading →

“And I, as I am lifted up from the earth, will attract everyone to me and gather them around me. He put it this way to show how he was going to be put to death.” –Jesus, John 12:33, MSG … Continue reading →

“You’re The Man!” We say this colloquial phrase when we are congratulating someone who has accomplished a great feat or completed a great work beyond all others.  We say this when a friend has crossed the finish line of a … Continue reading →

We are starving for one honest person to tell us the truth.  We long to trust those who seem to be “in the know” and who tell us when they don’t know.  We are not looking for perfection—just honesty!  We … Continue reading →

It seems most of the people in our world today work harder to keep what they truly believe a secret than openly admitting it.  We like to “play it safe, close to the vest.”  This seems to be at the … Continue reading →

How exciting it is to receive status updates of what we have ordered through the vendors of our choice!  We have a need, Amazon has it!  The price might be high but if it is exactly what we need to … Continue reading →

Imagine Someone you love, adore, admire, and trust, raising their eyes to the heavens to literally see God and commence to pray to God specifically for you!  Imagine Someone who knows you inside and out, loves you no matter what, … Continue reading →

Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!Heir of salvation, purchase of GodBorn of his Spirit, washed in His blood This is my story, this is my songPraising my Savior all the day longThis is my story, … Continue reading →

The greatest blow to new believer’s lives in Jesus is when the first hint of trouble comes or calamity happens that robs our joy and wipes the smile off our faces.  Our first thought is nearly always, “Why is this … Continue reading →

Even as a child, I was an inquisitive “people watcher.”  In elementary school, I watched and wondered why the leader of a group of kids would suddenly decide for the rest of the class which kid to hate, exclude from … Continue reading →