Christian Living… Got Fruit? 30 Dec 201330 Dec 2013 Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from…
Christian Living… Anniversary 29 Dec 201329 Dec 2013 Twenty-three years ago today, Mandi and I were married. We have come a long way…I think… We have been through a lot together, and we've put each other through a…
Discipleship… Having Jesus’ Head and Heart 22 Dec 201323 Dec 2013 Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel. Therefore I urge you…
God's Love… What Is It About Christmas? 22 Dec 201324 Dec 2013 There is something about Christmas that makes it different from other holidays. For some reason, "because it's Christmas," we suddenly have the urge to do really strange and weird things.…
Thankful 100 22 Dec 201323 Dec 2013 This is a bit of a different post. This is my 100th post on Learning to be Full of Grace and Truth, and just the other day I exceeded 100…
Christian Living… Living for God Means Living like Jesus 22 Dec 201322 Dec 2013 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…
Christian Living… What the Bible Never Talks About 18 Dec 201318 Dec 2013 We have all done things that we feel horrible about in retrospect. Many of us have felt that what we need is to forgive ourselves. There is one problem with…
Christian Living… Walking in the Valley of the Shadow, Part 4 16 Dec 201316 Dec 2013 A third thing I have been learning about ministering to people who are hurting, is that it is important to be praying for discretion and discernment; because sometimes listening is…
Forgiveness… Why Did Jesus Say That God Had Forsaken Him? 15 Dec 201315 Dec 2013 In my previous post, Walking in the Valley of the Shadow, Part 3, I said: "I submit that on the cross, Jesus in His human nature, felt the reality of…
Christian Living… Walking in the Valley of the Shadow, Part 3 14 Dec 201314 Dec 2013 Another thing I have been learning in my ministry to people who are going through extreme difficulty is that the struggle with "why" and "where was God" is normal. There…