Grace… God was Sneaky then, and He is Sneaky Now 3 Mar 20153 Mar 2015 Yesterday I shared that I have been learning that God can be very, very sneaky. I certainly don't mean that in a pejorative way. I love God's sneakiness. I admire…
Books… One Way Love 26 Feb 201526 Feb 2015 "Jesus came to liberate us from the weight of having to make it on our own, from the demand to measure up. He came to emancipate us from the burden…
Spiritual Formation People are God’s Therapy 25 Feb 201525 Feb 2015 When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. When Jesus landed…
Books… The Sweet Harmony of Christ 24 Feb 201524 Feb 2015 Tuesdays with Edwards! If there was a central question that weighed heavily on the mind of Jonathan Edwards throughout his career it was this: what does the God-centered life look…
Faith… Faith, Fear, Failure, Favor: Part 3 23 Feb 201523 Feb 2015 How do you fight anxiety? The root of anxiety is a lack of trust in God's desire and ability to care for you. Getting free from anxiety means learning to…
Spiritual Formation Lessons from Roof Raking 18 Feb 201518 Feb 2015 I have discovered this principle of life–that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong. I love God's law with all my heart. But…
Books… Like Rain upon Mowed Grass 17 Feb 201517 Feb 2015 Tuesdays with Edwards! On a communion Sunday in January of 1740 Edwards preached this sermon on Psalm 72:6 (KJV), He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass.…
Christian Living… Salty Grace 16 Feb 201516 Feb 2015 You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to…
Discipleship… You Can’t Really Disciple People without Loving Them 12 Feb 201512 Feb 2015 Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the…
Family… The Ugly, The Bad, and The Good 11 Feb 201511 Feb 2015 This could really be another of my "lessons from ___" posts. My goal in sharing that particular line of posts is to show one of the things we need to…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 