Grace… My Thought for the Day 25 Sep 2016 No one should be surprised when a person sins, no matter how badly--Christian or not. Original sin is not the exception of human nature, it's the rule. That's why we…
Prayer You Are Faithful (a prayer) 25 Sep 2016 Father God, You are my refuge, my strength, my ever-present help in times of trouble. Who else can help? Where else is there to go? There is only You. Why…
Church… Want to Reduce Conflict? 24 Sep 2016 One of the things I am often asked, is how to deal with conflict or how to keep conflict from escalating in church. One of my favorite tools for working…
Quotes Jesus paid for every sin, and so… 24 Sep 2016 God is just in His forgiveness (1 John 1:9), there is no double jeopardy.
What I've Been Learning My Thought for the Day… 23 Sep 2016 Loving God naturally leads to loving your neighbor because God’s love naturally flows outward. God’s love is not a pool, but a spring. Therefore, loving God also means loving others. They are…
Church… What Happens When You Divorce Grace and Truth 23 Sep 201624 Sep 2016 Yesterday I was pointed to a post by Jessica Fore in which she shares her side of a long struggle with her church and presbytery over dealing with finding out…
Quotes… Good Truth 22 Sep 201622 Sep 2016 Valley times look different, they feel different, and are often uncomfortable. But they are also the times that God is especially at work in the roots of your faith, so…
Grace… Divine Recycling 22 Sep 2016 This man was handed over to you by God's deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the…
Jesus… Lessons from Cantaloupe and Prosciutto 21 Sep 2016 At a church I used to pastor a while back, I led a weekly men's Bible study. We met in different homes depending on the season. Through the summer we…