Love… Pulling Up the Weeds 1 May 20141 May 2014 1 Peter 1:22 (NIV) says, Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the…
Church… The Key of Grace, Part 3 7 Apr 20147 Apr 2014 Grace is what makes the Body of Christ stand out and stand apart. It is the one fruit more than any other that testifies to the reality of the transforming…
God's Love… Home Again 18 Mar 20147 Aug 2014 One of the things I love to be teaching my girls is that I love them because God made them and He gave them to me. And because of that,…
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…
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…
God's Love… Running in the Wrong Direction 21 Feb 201421 Feb 2014 I want to highlight two misconceptions many people have, and maybe you are one of them that help create an expectation of Jesus that makes us want to run away…
Christian Living… I Need to Let Go, Part 2 16 Feb 201416 Feb 2014 Yesterday I shared one of the things I have been learning (especially lately): that I need to let go of my past. We are free to let it go, and…
Christian Living… I Need to Let Go, Part 1 15 Feb 201415 Feb 2014 The events of the last week and a half have brought me back to a lesson God has been teaching me for a long time: that I need to let…
Forgiveness Forgiveness Is Given, not Demanded 4 Feb 20144 Feb 2014 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can…
Forgiveness Forgiveness Isn’t Cheap 3 Feb 20143 Feb 2014 When we forgive someone, we are choosing to see the offender through the cross, the way the Father sees you and me. It means accepting that God saw your hurt,…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 