ALL THE GLORY AND HONOR GO TO YOU... |
Really enjoyed seeing the young people this past week at the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society. It thrills me to no end to see them being nurtured by their guitar teachers. One of our frien... Posted by DIAN ROBERTS PIPER on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:10:00 PST |
ANOTHER COUNTRY GENTLEMAN |
Today Mark and I met one of country music's legendary guitar super pickers. The morning rush hour as hectic as it was, melted away as soon as we entered the home of Leon Rhodes. I use to l... Posted by DIAN ROBERTS PIPER on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:52:00 PST |
IT IS CHRIST IN YOU |
God is kicking my butt. I love it when He does that, because for YEARS, I thought I knew Him better than He knows me. HA! I was sharing with a friend just today how much t... Posted by DIAN ROBERTS PIPER on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:56:00 PST |
FOCUSING ON OTHER VESSELS STATUS (RATHER THAN THE TREASURE) |
Christianity's problem of not daily identifying as an earthen vessel is not confined to our view of ourselves alone. It also affects how we view (or don't view) other members of the Body of Chri... Posted by DIAN ROBERTS PIPER on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:42:00 PST |
LOOK IN YOUR COFFEE CUP... |
As a vessel, you can serve only what is in you, for a vessel is different from its contents. Vessels serve and exist for what they deliver and are worthless if they do not deliver their con... Posted by DIAN ROBERTS PIPER on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:51:00 PST |
The Inward Goes Outward... |
It's amazing how the Lord connects us at the heart level. I am thankful that the Lord brought Mark to me. There is depth in this marriage--a depth that I am only beginning to 'see'.&n... Posted by DIAN ROBERTS PIPER on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:00:00 PST |
THE WEAKNESS OF MAN AND THE POWER OF GOD |
Our first responsibility to God is to His life within and not to His work without. Take Paul and Apollos as an example. Both men were ministers of the Word of God. The Corinthian chu... Posted by DIAN ROBERTS PIPER on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:21:00 PST |
THE APPEARANCE OF BROKENESS |
A broken vessel is not necessarily one that appears humble and contrite. Such an appearance could actually be pride in disguise. We may carry ourselves in a broken demeanor, but we must as... Posted by DIAN ROBERTS PIPER on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:01:00 PST |
THE GLORIOUS GOSPEL-CHRIST WITHIN |
"But if our gospel be hidden it is hidden to them that are lost, in whom the god of this age hath blinded the minds of them who believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the... Posted by DIAN ROBERTS PIPER on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:24:00 PST |
SATAN FIGHTS THIS GOSPEL |
Note Paul's reference to Satan in II Corinthians 4:4 and where exactly he directs his tactics. It is not against the presentation of a saving message that Satan deploys his weapons, but against ... Posted by DIAN ROBERTS PIPER on Wed, 28 May 2008 08:23:00 PST |