Forgiveness Compliments 7 Nov 20166 Nov 2016 Yesterday I was guest preaching at a nearby church. I spoke on forgiveness. If you like, you can read the message here. Afterwards, one of the people in the congregation…
Prayer While we’re on the subject…. 5 Nov 20164 Nov 2016 Following up on this morning's post, we need to remember that Certainly our sin can have a negative impact on our prayers. For instance, James 4:3 (NIV) "When you ask,…
Faith Have you ever had one of those days… 5 Nov 20164 Nov 2016 Do you ever have times when you reflect over your day and begin to wonder just how the "natural you" got so much more time on the playing field of…
Discipleship Letting Go of Being Good 4 Nov 20163 Nov 2016 There is something in us that longs for us be recognized as being good enough. People I think are wired to seek out significance, power, fame, and success. Every good…
Parenthood Lessons from Forgetting 3 Nov 20163 Nov 2016 So last night I got home from work, got myself a bowl of stew I had set to cook in the crockpot all day and called the girls for dinner.…
Quotes Remember that… 1 Nov 201630 Oct 2016 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the…
Grace… In(ex)clusive 1 Nov 201631 Oct 2016 God is generous with His grace. One need only acknowledge that forgiveness comes from God to get it. There are no moral requirements. There are no mental requirements. There is…
Grace Expensive Grace 1 Nov 201631 Oct 2016 As a cigar aficionado, I can tell you that you don't need to spend a great deal of money to get a truly great cigar. However, there are some very…
Love Everything or Nothing 31 Oct 201630 Oct 2016 As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. "Good teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal…