Posts by Tim Donohue
Psalm 73 – A Devotional
Have you ever wondered why unbelievers, the wicked, the unrighteous seem to prosper and those who name the name of Jesus as their Savior seem to struggle? Be honest. You are not alone. It is a question as old as mankind. Job, who suffered the loss of everything in his life, asked “Why do the wicked grow old and increase in power?” Jeremiah, the suffering servant,…
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff
Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff is the title of a little book by Richard Carlson. It is a collection of 100 short essays that give practical advice on how to keep the small irritations of life from driving you crazy and suggestions on how to live a more peaceful, less stressful life by putting things in perspective. I thought it was a catchy, appropriate title that captures…
John 15 – Fruitfulness and Pruning
John 15:1-5 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in…
The Fruitful Soil (Mark 4)
Jesus often used parables in his teaching, which were simple short stories that would have been familiar to the people he was addressing, to explain and illustrate a spiritual truth he wanted to convey to them. Since I’m a simple guy, parables are right in my wheelhouse. This particular parable is used to depict the responsiveness of unbelievers to God’s message of…
