Uncategorized Mental illness awareness month. 7 May 2015 As a father of a daughter who has been diagnosed as bipolar and as having nonverbal learning disorder (NLD) I am very appreciative and supportive of this offer by Michelle…
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…
Books… Lessons from Fruit 5 May 20155 May 2015 It's Tuesdays with Edwards! When the fruit is ripe, it is easily gathered. It don't cleave fast to the tree, but is ready to quit it, and is picked…
Faith… I Am Peter 4 May 20154 May 2015 When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James,…
Grace Tolerance or Grace? 3 May 20153 May 2015 Are we tolerant or gracious? Which do we want to be? Tolerance says, "I can ignore what you do." Grace says, "I will love you despite what you do." Tolerance…
Books… Suffering Belongs to the Living, Not the Dead 1 May 20151 May 2015 It's Fénelon Friday! Just a reminder here of something I have clarified before, that when Fénelon refers to self and self-love, he is talking about our sinful nature and our…
Free Will… The Buck Stops Here, Part 5 30 Apr 201530 Apr 2015 What I have done in this series, The Buck Stops Here, is to show that the Bible teaches three things: We have free will: the freedom to choose to do…
Sovereignty The Buck Stops Here, Part 4 30 Apr 201530 Apr 2015 The story of Joseph reveals God's sovereign power was behind everything at the end of the story. In Isaiah 45:1-7, God shows His sovereign power is behind everything before it…
Sovereignty The Buck Stops Here, Part 3 29 Apr 201529 Apr 2015 Solomon Stoddard, was a very well-known and influential pastor in the 17th and 18th century. How influential was he? Suffice it to say that his fellow Puritan clergy referred to…
Free Will The Buck Stops Here, Part 2 29 Apr 201529 Apr 2015 The Bible teaches that people have free will. What does that mean? It means we are free to choose what we want. We may have a hard time choosing what…