Spiritual Formation… Late Winter Musings 16 Mar 201416 Mar 2014 Psalms 23:3 (ESV) He restores my soul. February and March have both seemed more like a rehashing of December and January weather wise here in Northeastern Massachusetts. While on the…
Going Deeper… Why is God punishing me? 11 Mar 20147 Aug 2014 This week I am writing a series of posts prompted by what is your pastor's most dreaded question: "Why is this happening to me?" I have been learning that one…
Going Deeper… What did I do wrong to deserve this? 10 Mar 20147 Aug 2014 Yesterday I started a series of posts prompted by everyone's favorite pastoral question: "Why is this happening to me?" It is a very honest question when we are suffering, and…
Jonathan Edwards… Jesus Frees Us to Love Others 8 Mar 2014 When we experience the love of Jesus we become freed from shallow and selfish counterfeits of love, to authentically love others with the love with which He loves us. What…
Church… Love and Respect, Part 2 27 Feb 201427 Feb 2014 Now I come to it! What does it mean for wives to submit in Ephesians 5:22? That's the rub isn't it? Well, again Paul points to the relationship between Christ…
Spiritual Formation How Do You Get To Know God? 24 Feb 201424 Feb 2014 What does it mean to know someone, I mean really know someone? Certainly it means we know of them. It also means we know more than that, it means we…
Family… Sunday Lessons 23 Feb 201423 Feb 2014 Today marks a week since Anna came home from the hospital. The week has predictably been full of ups and downs, but she is glad to be home and we…
What I've Been Learning What I’ve Been Learning in My 43rd Year 19 Feb 201419 Feb 2014 Today I turned 44. It has been a heck of a year. There have been many ups and downs, victories and defeats, challenges and triumphs. All that is to say…
Church… Homecoming 18 Feb 201418 Feb 2014 Yesterday Anna came home. It was so good to be together as a family again. She was so glad to be back, and we all felt the same. We had…
Family… Our Valentine’s Day Visit 14 Feb 201414 Feb 2014 I was able to have a special early Valentine's Day visit with Anna today. Maggie and Rachel had made her Valentine's Day cards. It was very good. She was rested,…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 