Grace… Homecoming (Part 1 of 3) 17 Apr 201716 Apr 2017 The following three posts comprised my Easter sermon this past Sunday at Cliftondale Congregational Church in Saugus, MA. Part 2 will post tomorrow and part 3 on Wednesday. If audio becomes available…
Family… Soul Cutting 6 Jan 20176 Jan 2017 Last night I got a call from Mandi at work telling me to go home to Anna. the thing I have been watching for (or watching out for hoping it…
Church… What Happens When You Divorce Grace and Truth 23 Sep 201624 Sep 2016 Yesterday I was pointed to a post by Jessica Fore in which she shares her side of a long struggle with her church and presbytery over dealing with finding out…
Grace… Divine Recycling 22 Sep 2016 This man was handed over to you by God's deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the…
Grace… Lessons from Maggie vs. the Ghost Pepper 19 Sep 2016 My oldest daughter Maggie likes this YouTube show called Good Mythical Morning. The show stars two friends, Rhett and Link, who talk about and do crazy fun things. One of…
Quotes… You might be channeling the elder brother from Luke 15 if you thought… 2 Sep 2016 Don't be that guy. After all, the man two pews in front of you may well have been thinking the same thing about the man two pews behind him.... just…
Grace… Sin Is Dangerous. But… 31 Aug 2016 Sin is dangerous. Don't ever make the mistake of thinking that gossip, anger, greed, pride, adultery, or any other sin you might have done or be tempted to, won't be harmful…
Sin Which Is It: Nature or Nurture? 22 Oct 201522 Oct 2015 I have been following a discussion Michelle has had going on about gun control. Michelle has done a lot of homework on that topic, and her blog seems to be…
Sin… Just Because You Want Something to be True Doesn’t Mean that it Is…. Some Thoughts on How we Deal with Sin 31 Jul 201531 Jul 2015 There is no Christian (or person for that matter) I know that does not struggle with one or more (and if we are honest, it is "or more") brands of…
Grace… Lessons from Spring 6 May 20156 May 2015 But where sin increased, grace increased all the more (Romans 5:20, NIV). It was not too long ago that record setting amounts of snow descended on those of us in…