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On every trip, decisions are made. Along the road of life, we inevitably face intersections and decisions about which way to go. It is at those moments that we must live by faith, asking God for wisdom and believing that He will never lead in the wrong direction. It is our hope that each article on the blog will encourage you to keep enjoying the journey…and look for Jesus along the way.

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God has designed it that friendship itself is a ministry - a ministry that the minister cannot live without.

The Ministry of Friendship

June 14, 2025

The best friends are praying friends…friends who tell you what you need to hear…friends who want you to have a good day when you stand before the Lord. Yes, a good test of a good friend is this: Do they help me to be more of what God wants me to be? Proverbs 27 identifies characteristics…

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Overview of Genesis, Journey Through Genesis, Genesis, the Creation story, studying Genesis

Journey Through Genesis

By Scott Pauley | January 2, 2025
Overview: The Creator God is the God of new beginnings. In Genesis, we meet the Lord who is able to speak and bring light out...
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New Attitudes for the New Year

By Scott Pauley | December 31, 2024
New Attitudes for the New Year It was early morning when dad came into my room and placed something on the dresser. As a junior...
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God’s Word and Our Way

By Micah Hendry | December 29, 2024
God's Word and Our WayWe are creatures of habit. While the levels of habitual behavior vary from person to person, all of us tend to...
Getting the Most Out of Prayer by Dr. Bob Sanders

Getting the Most Out of Prayer by Dr. Bob Sanders

By Guest Author | December 20, 2024
Getting the Most Out of Prayer “Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over...
4 Marks of a Christian Christmas.

4 Marks of A Christian Christmas

By Scott Pauley | December 18, 2024
4 Marks of a Christian Christmas E.B. White, the author of Charlotte’s Web, said over fifty years ago, “To perceive Christmas through its wrappings has...
M’Cheyne’s Bible Reading Plan Each year I adopt some plan for my daily devotional reading of Scripture. To be honest, I try to vary this a little each year to keep it fresh. Over the last year, I have been using a plan that Robert Murray M’Cheyne developed for the people that he pastored. It is helpful for several reasons: It leads you through the Old Testament once and the New Testament and Psalms twice during the year. It gives a variety of Scripture passages to read each day - historical, prophetical, and devotional. It divides the readings into readings for the morning and for the evening. It promotes a reading for private devotions and one for family devotions. It encourages the church family to read through the Bible together. M’Cheyne’s heart was to strengthen families and the church family, while deepening the personal devotion of each Christian. I can tell you from personal experience, that it has been a delight to follow. (Read M'Cheyne's full introduction to his system HERE).  We have decided to make M’Cheyne’s plan available through Enjoying the Journey this year, with the prayer that God will use it to lead all of us to a life full of the Word in the days ahead. Download the interactive PDF. 

A Full Life » Robert Murray M’Cheyne

By Scott Pauley | December 11, 2024
A Full Life Robert Murray M'Cheyne was one of the rare souls who was allowed to live and labor only a few years, but his...
David and Gath, David in Gath, Gath in the Bible, Artwork, Possible looks of Gath in the Bible

Friends From Gath

By John Buckner | December 10, 2024
Friends From Gath  “And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch,...
Mary Had A Little Lamb, Christmas, Jesus the Lamb

Mary Had A Little Lamb by Dr. Johnny Pope

By Guest Author | December 5, 2024
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB “Mary had a little lamb, whose fleece was white as snow. And everywhere that Mary went; the lamb was sure...
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof” (Proverbs 18:21).  Weighing less than two ounces, the tongue is one of the smallest members of the human body. Yet it has such power.

The Power of the Tongue

By Scott Pauley | December 2, 2024
The Power of the Tongue “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof”...
little things make a big difference, principal spices for life

A Little Can Make A Big Difference by Dr. Charles Keen

By Guest Author | November 30, 2024
Four Principal Spices to Sprinkle On Life Small things can make a big difference - this is true in the negative and positive. Examples of...
Luggage of Life, baggage in life, getting past your past

The Luggage of Life

By Scott Pauley | November 25, 2024
It is my privilege to do a great deal of travel. Through the years I have learned it is best to travel light. Luggage slows...
the holidays, Thank the Lord, Thanksgiving Bible Study, Study of 1 Chronicles 16

Enjoying the Journey for the Holidays

By Scott Pauley | November 23, 2024
Like so many of you, we are excited about spending some time with those we love over the next few weeks. As we grow older...
A Bedouin man returning to his tent in Wadi Rum in Southern Jordan. This area was the biblical home of the Midianites. Photo by John Buckner

Tents in the Holy Land

By John Buckner | November 22, 2024
 “And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; And he lift...
(Clock) Right on Time

Right On Time

By Scott Pauley | November 19, 2024
Right On Time We live in time. 60 minutes an hour. 24 hours a day. 7 days a week. 52 weeks a year. For as...
Storyteller

Are You A Storyteller?

By Scott Pauley | November 14, 2024
Life is a story. Moses wrote in the oldest Psalm, “We spend our years as a tale that is told” (Psalm 90:9). Perhaps that is...
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The Temple Mount 

By John Buckner | November 13, 2024
The Temple Mount  “And David spake unto the Lord when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have...
Do You Have Questions?

Do You Have Questions?

By Scott Pauley | November 8, 2024
Do You Have Questions? The first recorded question in Scripture was whispered by Satan, “Yea, hath God said?” It was he who knew truth and...
Washington's Prayer, Prayer for Government, Godly leaders

President Washington’s Prayer

By Micah Hendry | November 3, 2024
President Washington's Prayer This is a challenging season for our nation and for the world. Entire nations are reeling from leaders who will not seek...
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