Trials & Beginnings
After that ye have suffered awhile, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.”
— 1 Peter 5:10
You have seen the arch of heaven as it spans the plain: glorious are its colours, and rare its hues. It is beautiful, but, alas, it passes away, and lo, it is not. The fair colours give way to the […]
I was born in Tallahassee, Florida August 6 1959 to O. Michael and Sandra Lynn Cannon. My full given name is Jon Michael Cannon. My Dad was finishing up his undergrad at Florida State University and my Mom was an aspiring actress. I was blessed to return to my humble beginnings this past weekend. It was Homecoming at Florida […]
I am reading an awesome book that my son loaned me in God’s perfect timing of course! It is by Mark Batterson, In A PIT WITH A LION ON A SNOWY DAY. I highly recommend it! One of the key points of the book is this: God is in the recycling business. He uses our […]
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I’m sure you know the song….”my God is so big, so strong, so mighty… there’s nothing that He cannot do!…God is GREAT, God is GOOD… THERE’S NOTHING HE CANNOT DO FOR YOU!”
Why is it that our perspective view of God can vacillate so much? Over my 35 years as a believer I have seen God […]
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2Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. 4Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
12Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood […]