Posted by Renae on Aug 31st, 2008 | 13 comments 
Matthew 4:18 -20 As Jesus was walking beside the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” At once they left their nets and followed him.
Peter and Andrew were fishermen by trade. Often, they fished in...
Posted by Renae on Aug 29th, 2008 | 18 comments
This week, we found out that my dad has a suspicious looking growth in his stomach. He is scheduled for a biopsy next Tuesday. Please pray with me that this will turn out to be benign, and that it will be an easy fix – whatever it is.
Thanks!
–r
Posted by Renae on Aug 27th, 2008 | 8 comments
Matthew 4:1 – 4 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of...
Posted by Renae on Aug 24th, 2008 | 8 comments
Matthew 3:13 – 17 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”
Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented.
As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that...
Posted by Renae on Aug 22nd, 2008 | 8 comments
Happy Weekend, everyone!
Every Saturday morning, some of the men of our church get together for breakfast, prayer, Bible study, and fellowship.
Every Saturday morning.
And, while the ladies of our church are happy for them, we have wanted our own time! We tried a weekly Bible study, but because of scheduling conflicts, we’ve had a hard time keeping that going.
We still wanted our time!
So...
Renae Brumbaugh is an author, humor columnist, pastor's wife, mom, seventh grade English teacher, and undercover superhero. Her articles have appeared in publications such as In Touch, Vista, Live, Focus on Your Child, and others. In her free time, Renae enjoys keeping her dear husband in line, carting her children around, and single-handedly ridding the world of the color chartreuse. She drinks entirely too much coffee, in an effort to boost the economy and keep Brazilian farmers in business. Renae writes Bible studies, mystery novels, and lots of other stuff. Learn more about Renae at www.RenaeBrumbaugh.com.
