Author Archives: randscallawayffm

What would it mean to you to be called “someone’s beloved”? What if it came from the lips of our Lord, Jesus?  What did Jesus mean when he called John “His beloved” disciple? As we begin to read the gospel … Continue reading →

My husband has had medical issues more than once that compelled us to get to the hospital as quickly as possible.  As soon as the emergency personal hear of his heart history, they snap to attention and proceed without haste … Continue reading →

Each one of us have certain ways about us that make us recognizable–even from a distance.  Maybe it is distinguishable gait in our walk.  Perhaps it is the way we use our hands as we talk that sets us apart … Continue reading →

Believing gives us hope and confidence.  But it is hard to fully believe while living in a world driven by getting by or getting ahead attitudes based on half-truths or almost truths as the way we see life now. Humans … Continue reading →

First thought:  What just happened?  When death comes to someone we love dearly, I have noticed that a certain way about us takes over all our senses in those first moments as this life leaves earth. I believe God has … Continue reading →

In the minds of the Jesus’ accusers among the religious elite, the mission to kill him was completed.  No more talk of this Jesus who was making them feel uncomfortable, even guilty at times.  They could now go back to … Continue reading →

“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin” (Hebrews 4:15). Stainless. Selfless. Even … Continue reading →

Our son-in-law is a high ranking official of our city’s coliseum where crowds gather for concerts, exhibition shows, political along with sporting events. Over the years of employment, he has learned a great deal about crowd control.  Control is a … Continue reading →

I don’t think anyone on the planet has avoided teasing with words that pick on what others judge about us as “weak” areas of our being.  I venture to guess; we have all done our fair share of teasing, too.  … Continue reading →

As I grew up I was blessed with grandparents and parents who loved the Lord.  They were dedicated to teaching me “in the way to live so I would not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6) with discipline and examples that … Continue reading →