What I've Been Learning Peaks and Valleys 2 Apr 20152 Apr 2015 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we…
God's Love… Under the Palms on Palm Sunday 30 Mar 201530 Mar 2015 "It is finished." John 19:30 (NIV). This weekend my wife and I found ourselves in Clearwater Beach, Florida…a rare weekend away from home and away from the kids. We were…
Grace Grace Is Transformative 25 Mar 201525 Mar 2015 This is the fourth in a series of posts filling in the blank to "Grace is ____." Grace is unnatural counterfeited intimate transformative. Grace is transformative because… …grace sets you…
Books… Beware of the Pride of Reasoning; the True Guide to Knowledge Is Love 20 Mar 201520 Mar 2015 Its Fénelon Friday! LETTER 30: Beware of the Pride of Reasoning; the True Guide to Knowledge Is Love Your mind is too much taken up with your circumstances, and…
Grace Grace is Unnatural 19 Mar 201519 Mar 2015 How would you fill in the blank? Grace is ____. I've been doing a lot of teaching on grace at my church recently so I thought I would start a…
Holiness Holy Bullets… 18 Mar 201518 Mar 2015 Holiness means… …being set apart for God's use. All Christians are holy because God has chosen us and set us aside to be His people; that makes us holy. This…
Spiritual Formation Music is God’s Therapy 15 Mar 201515 Mar 2015 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. According to sheminith. A psalm of David (Psalms 6:1, NIV). A few weeks ago I wrote a post called People are God's…
Books… Weakness Preferable to Strength, and Practice Better Than Knowledge 13 Mar 201513 Mar 2015 It's Fénelon Friday! LETTER 29: Weakness Preferable to Strength, and Practice Better Than Knowledge I am told, my dear child in the Lord, that you are suffering from sickness. I…
Books… Tuesdays with Edwards! 10 Mar 201510 Mar 2015 So that though it may in some sense be said that mercy overcame justice, and rejoices against judgment; yet in Christ Jesus justice rather willingly yields to mercy. Justice withdraws…
Grace… Lessons from Gotham 7 Mar 20157 Mar 2015 One of the new shows that Mandi and I like to watch is Gotham. It is a very interesting show set in DC Comic's fictional Gotham City. The show focuses…