Onword and Upwords by Dennis Brady

  • Can You Hear Me Now?

    Do you ever feel like you are praying the same prayers everyday and wonder if they’re getting past your ceiling? They may not even all be selfish prayers. They could be petitions on behalf of others…for salvation, physical healings, financial… Continue reading

  • Be a Positive People Pusher

    We made plans a week in advance to take my boat out on Sunday afternoon. I was conflicted. I love taking the boat out and I was excited because I knew that my niece Olivia was excited. She wanted to… Continue reading

  • A Diet Coke and Snickers Please…Wait Hold The Snickers!

    This blog post is about as random and pointless as any that I have ever written. We can just consider it a rant. Yesterday I was in a public building and wanted a Diet Coke from the vending machine. I… Continue reading

  • A Diet Plan That Will Change Your Life

    My buddy Arthur ate lunch yesterday at a fastfood seafood franchise yesterday. Name withheld to protect the innocent…me. He struggled the rest of the afternoon to contain it. “I thought it would a good thing to do”, he said regarding his… Continue reading

  • Happy Anniversary To Us!

    Celebrating in Charleston! Glory to God! Today marks the 7300th (or is it 7300rd???) day that my wife, Sandra, has tolerated me as her husband! Glory to God! He created the Heaven and earth, all living things, walked on water,… Continue reading

  • Speak Truth Over Your Life…Raise Dead Things To Life

    Will and I read Psalm 119:100-105 this morning in his devotional. While no author is attributed to it, most scholars believe that it was written by King David. I found it wildly ironic. Let me share it with you.            … Continue reading

  • The Battle

    Your flesh screams, “Stay in bed a little longer. You can get up just in time to take a quick shower, drive through McDonalds for a large coffee and 2 bacon, egg and cheese biscuits and still get to work… Continue reading

  • The Long Way

    God orchestrated the Israelites escape from Egypt because He had a Promise Land prepared for them. But to enter the Promise Land He had them travel through the desert. The desert wasn’t the shortest route. The Israelites could have traveled… Continue reading

  • Foolishness

    “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing…”  1 Corinthians 1:18  I read that this morning and a thought struck me. Of course it’s foolish to those who don’t believe. The Gospel doesn’t make any sense… Continue reading

  • The Root of Bitterness

    During Elevation Church’s series on Hebrews 12 Pastor Steven encouraged us to read the chapter every day during the series which I did. I came across verse 15 “…see to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of… Continue reading