Books… Special Graces in Common Places 29 Aug 2016 When do you expect to hear from Jesus? We can always hear Him when we read the Bible. We anticipate hearing Him when we are worshipping in church, listening to…
Going Deeper… Cornered by Grace 27 Jun 201627 Jul 2016 Do you remember in the movie, The Two Towers when we first meet Frodo and Sam? They are miserable and lost, stuck in the outskirts of Mordor. They knew what…
Holiness… Holy Fashion 31 May 2016 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in…
Spiritual Formation I Don’t Usually Post Charts… 18 May 2016 ...but when I do, it is because it is too good not to share! Seriously though, I came across this and thought it was very good. I would love to…
Quotes… It the Shoe Fits… 15 Mar 2016 When my wife Mandi got her driver's license she wanted to put a fish on her bumper. Her mom said, "You can do that if you are going to drive…
Grace… Loving Our Enemies 19 Dec 2015 David modeled what it means to love your enemy by sparing Saul's life in 1 Samuel 24. In yesterday's post we dug into the reality that the New Testament teaches…
Grace… Being the Lord’s Anointed 18 Dec 2015 In yesterday's post we looked at 1 Samuel 24 where David models Jesus' command to love our enemies and do good to them in his sparing of Saul. Just as…
Grace… Too Hard to Understand or Just Not What We Want to Do? 17 Dec 2015 He said to his men, "The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD's anointed, or lift my hand against him; for he is…
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…