Christian Living… What I Want to See in the Mirror 13 Jan 201413 Jan 2014 The Sovereign LORD has given me his words of wisdom, so that I know how to comfort the weary. Morning by morning he wakens me and opens my understanding to…
Church… Aftertaste 12 Jan 201412 Jan 2014 "As long as you faithfully preach the gospel, God will bless your ministry and your church will grow." I have heard that a lot through the years. But I know…
Discipleship… Grace in the Dirt, Part 2 10 Jan 201410 Jan 2014 Many times when people are first introduced to God's grace and forgiveness they say things like, "God couldn't forgive me. I'm too sinful. I've failed too much. I can't change.…
Discipleship… Grace in the Dirt, Part 1 10 Jan 201410 Jan 2014 If you were to travel to the Middle East today, and head north from Jerusalem you would very soon come to the city of Askar. There you would find an…
Christian Living… Right Theology Should Not Get In The Way of Love 8 Jan 20148 Jan 2014 Yesterday I was talking with a friend of mine and fellow blogger, Michelle. During our conversation we started looking back at emails we had exchanged a couple months ago that…
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.…
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 2 12 Dec 201312 Dec 2013 One of the things I have been learning about sharing God's love with people who are experiencing great pain, is that it is almost always more helpful to be a…
Discipleship… Walking in the Valley of the Shadow, Part 1 11 Dec 201311 Dec 2013 How long, LORD, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, "Violence!" but you do not save? Why do you make me look…
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