Ninas Family Missional Life

Lynne and I are both readers and serious students of Scripture.    We owe part of that to turning off our cable over a year ago, which freed up time to read, study and talk.    Recently we watched the video series called Love & Respect based on the book by Dr. Emerson and Sarah Eggerichs.  Please don't get the idea that any part of this blog is my idea.  The words I write are drawn directly from Dr. Eggerichs's book.  Most people will not read the book or watch the video series,  so I am sharing with you more of the more salient points of the book that applies not only to marriage but to life as a follower of Christ.   I would appreciate hearing what you think of what I share by e-mailing me any comments (good, bad indifferent) at larryninas@gmail.com. There is a key word in Romans 8:38-39 with which I have wrestled for a year or so ... it put me in a cocoon.  Just as I thought my butterfly would emerge from the cocoon, Dr. Egge...

Spring is Here!!! I love Spring in the South.  Cool to cold mornings and beautiful sun-drenched afternoons.  Wait!  You say Spring isn’t here.  Well, I have a few friends who will beg to differ. Let me give you some evidence.  If you are hoping for some Biblical truth out of this let me frontload it for you:  “ For ever since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through His workmanship [all His creation, the wonderful things that He has made], so that they [who fail to believe and trust in Him] are without excuse and without defense.” Romans 1:20 Last year I discovered a pair of Song Sparrows nesting in a huge Holly bush behind Hollis Hand Elementary. I discovered them because the male was singing the boundaries of his territory throughout the day.  What did it sound like?  Click the words in blue to hear the Song Sparrow . I hav...

     Epiphany.  Have you ever had one?  I always thought an epiphany would be accompanied by a bright, shining light and the voice of God speaking from the heavens (not like in Monty Python’s Holy Grail).  The dictionary defines epiphany this way:   a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience.  So when I speak of epiphany this is the meaning.  If you know me, you know I am a student of etymology (word origins), so click here to look at the etymology of epiphany.       Often during Bible study I will get a brilliant flash of meaning from a word, phrase or passage.  I wish I could say it resolves issues and puts to rest any questions I have.  More often than knot it sends me into a cocoon as I try to process what I have learned.  Part of that process is w...