Category Archives: God Relationship

How we change our perspective of our relationship with God

New Life In The Spring

Posted on April 19, 2017 by James Gorton

I love the spring each year.  It is my favorite time of year.  Now some of you are wondering why an Arizonan who has no real winter (we call our winter February–50-60 degree weather and rain) would love Spring so … Continue reading →

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Not One Sparrow

Posted on April 12, 2017 by James Gorton

Have you ever felt insignificant in our world of 7.13 billion people?  That’s billion spelled with a B.  When we are in our own world of driving to work and back again, we pass hundreds of other people who are … Continue reading →

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Who Do You Trust

Posted on April 10, 2017 by James Gorton

There is a story of the early years of David, an Israelite.  He was the one who at 16 was called upon to kill the giant with a rock and a slingshot.  He also killed a bear and a lion … Continue reading →

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Weakness: The First Step

Posted on March 20, 2017 by James Gorton

Whenever we are called upon to do a task, most of us think about the skills we have and the resources at our disposal before we start the project.  We go to google and look on the web for directions … Continue reading →

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Making Excuses

Posted on March 17, 2017 by James Gorton

As a parent, one of the most difficult things I had to deal with involved the excuses I got from one of my children for not doing what I had asked them to do.  There was no problem if they … Continue reading →

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Planting Spring Flowers

Posted on March 15, 2017 by James Gorton

Spring is here.  At least in Arizona which means that it’s planting season.  Now I know that for some of you, you have just had a foot of snow dumped on your outside premises and so you won’t be able … Continue reading →

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Perseverance

Posted on February 24, 2017 by James Gorton

A few days ago I wrote a blog entitled Wanting To Be In When Out.  It was about a sparrow that has been wanting to be in our house when he/she is out.  I don’t know the gender of the sparrow … Continue reading →

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Throwing Stones

Posted on February 23, 2017 by James Gorton

Over the recent weeks we have experienced an interaction in our country that bothers me. It centers around the election of President Trump.  I want to assure you that this blog is not written for the purpose of supporting or … Continue reading →

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Complaining About Hardships

Posted on February 22, 2017 by James Gorton

It seems that every segment of life has its ups and downs.  When we were little children, the hardship we encountered happened when someone took our toy away from us, or when we couldn’t have the ice cream that our … Continue reading →

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Putting The Fear Of God In You

Posted on January 27, 2017 by James Gorton

For those of you who are reading this and are familiar with the title’s saying, you know what it means.  It was usually used by parents who were exasperated with their children and told them that if they didn’t obey, … Continue reading →

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