JasonRoyle Blog Posts

• God Calls Samuel
  on Jan 15, 2015 in darkness God calls Samuel Speak Lord
  God calls to Samuel one night.  And Samuel gets up to ask Eli what he wanted (First Samuel 3:1-10).  But Eli had not called.  This happened a second time and finally Eli realized that God was calling Samuel and instructed the chil...
• The Christmas Story
  on Dec 24, 2014 in goodwill holy the Christ. The Christmas Story
  The Christmas Storya  marriage vowan angel dreama  virgin blesseda  promised Kinga  troublesome worda “how can this be?”a  faithful heart“may it be to me”a  Caesar decreea  census to runan  inn with no...
• Advent Poem
  on Dec 18, 2014 in Advent better discover hearts poem
  Advent is a time to search our hearts, to discover, both individually and as a community, where we can do a little better – while the days are going by...      There are lonely hearts to cherish       &n...
• The 5 Spiritual Steps of Christmas
  on Dec 10, 2014 in Christmas gift God's love spiritual
  The 5 Spiritual Steps of ChristmasBy: Jason E. Royle1)  When you go from believing in the Christmas spirit: smiling faces, unexpected hugs, unwarranted acts of kindness, to storing the spirit of Christmas in your heart all year long—you have t...
• Every Good and Perfect Gift
  on Dec 9, 2014 in Christmas Gift gift good James Jesus Christ
  “Every good gift and every perfect present comes from heaven; it comes down from God, the Creator of the Heavenly Lights…”  –James 1:17A few years ago I remember reading about a commercial venture at a large department store that proved...
• A Happy Christmas (poem)
  on Dec 3, 2014 in Happy Birthday Jesus Happy Christmas prince of peace
  A Happy ChristmasA happy Christmas to you!For the Prince of peace is come,And his reign is full of blessings,Their very crown and sum; No earthly calm can ever last,‘Tis but the lull before the blast; But his great peaceShall still increa...
• Greatest Commandment
  on Dec 2, 2014 in answer God first Gospel of Matthew greatest greatest commandment Jesus Matthew 22 relationship teacher
  “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment?” (see Matthew 22:34-40)Jesus’ answer essentially involves one main thing – being in relationshipwith God (and others).  As one writer said – “To be in a close relationship with God me...
• Christmas Around the World (Part 1)
  on Nov 30, 2014 in around the world Christmas
  Christmas Around the World (Part 1)…In France, children put their shoes in front of the fireplace so Pere Noel (Father Christmas) can fill them with gifts. Many families attend midnight Mass and then have a festive supper called Le reveillon. ...
• Christmas Around the World (Part 2)
  on Nov 30, 2014 in around the world Christmas
  Christmas Around the World (Part 2)…In the Philippines, people attend Misas de Gallo (Masses of the Cock), which are celebrated early each morning the nine days before Christmas. On Christmas Eve, Filipinos parade through the streets carrying color...
• Thanksgiving Advice
  on Nov 26, 2014 in gifts listening thanksgiving
  Listening is one of the rarest and most treasured gifts you can offer family and loved ones this Thanksgiving. -J. RoyleAt the Zoo in Cleveland, OH ...
• Perfect Peace
  on Nov 24, 2014 in gift God God's reach Isaiah 26:3 Jesus understands perfect peace under pressure
  The world has it backwards!  Perfect peace does not come as a result of having more money, more property, more things to fill our attic, more life insurance, more locks on the door, more . . . God’s perfect peace is different! &...
• Become Like Little Children
  on Nov 22, 2014 in enter the kingdom exciting eyes Jesus little children toddler
  Matthew 18:3“Unless you change and become like little children,you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” –Jesus ChristFrom the florescent glow of the voluminous lights overhead, I let my child-like enthusiasm lead.  ...
• Abraham Lincoln and the End of Time
  on Nov 21, 2014 in Abraham Lincoln angels instructions Jesus ascended Matthew 25 no one knows President sky
  In a letter to Governor Andrew Curtin of Pennsylvania, dated April 8, 1861, the President had this to say, the entire letter reads:  “I think the necessity of being ready increases. Look into it.” –Sincerely, Abraham Lincoln.In Matthew’s...
• Tomorrow and Today
  on Nov 17, 2014 in doubt God of today Gospel of Matthew New Testament passage
  “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”―Matthew 6:34This scripture is without a doubt one of the most quoted passages in the New Testament. In it we are being c...
• Today I will start being a Superhero!
  on Nov 17, 2014 in Christian commodity Jesus quality refuse superhero talking
  Today I will start being a Superhero.            I will be grateful for the day I have been given.  Time is a precious commodity.  I refuse to allow what little time I have been given t...
• My Old Bible
  on Nov 17, 2014 in cling Cross Despair divine gold Old Bible promise Sunday poem
  "My Old Bible"Though the cover is worn,And the pages are torn,And though places bear traces of tears,Yet more precious than goldIs this book worn and old,That can shatter and scatter all fears.This old book is my guide,‘Tis a friend by my side,It w...
• The Greatest
  on Nov 17, 2014 in answer God first Gospel of Matthew greatest greatest commandment Jesus Matthew 22 relationship teacher
  “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment?” (see Matthew 22:34-40)Jesus’ answer essentially involves one main thing – being in relationshipwith God (and others).  As one writer said – “To be in a close relationship with God me...
• John's Vision
  on Nov 17, 2014 in blood of the Lamb hope John's vision Revelation robe springs of living water today tomorrow tribulation
  In John’s vision of the future we see the sacrificial Lamb leading his followers as their Good Shepherd who “lays down his life for his sheep.” (see Revelation 7: 9-17)            We who ar...
• Quotes to Ponder
  on Nov 17, 2014 in Albert Einstein Booker T. Washington Martin Luther Quotes to Ponder St. Augustine
  Quotes to PonderAll the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.—James Russell Lowell, 19th centuryNot everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.—Albert Einstein, 20th ce...
• The Law of Love
  on Oct 22, 2014 in God's love greatest commandment Jesus' answer law of Moses love Matthew 22 The Law of Love twofold
  "All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments." -JesusChristians are not entirely free from the restraints of “The Law.”  In fact, they are under the most demanding of all laws, "The Law of Love." When Jesu...