Sin… Rest, Sloth, and Cigars 20 Mar 201420 Mar 2014 I have a lot of irons in the fire. Just being a husband, a father to my three girls, and a homeowner could keep me busy around the clock; and…
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,…
Spiritual Formation… Late Winter Musings 16 Mar 201416 Mar 2014 Psalms 23:3 (ESV) He restores my soul. February and March have both seemed more like a rehashing of December and January weather wise here in Northeastern Massachusetts. While on the…
Going Deeper… Why has God stopped caring for me? 13 Mar 20147 Aug 2014 This is the fifth and final post in this week's series in which I have been sharing what I have been learning about some of the unspoken thoughts often represented…
Going Deeper… Why isn’t God answering my prayers to rescue me from this suffering? 12 Mar 20147 Aug 2014 This is the fourth post in this week's series of posts where I have been addressing some of the questions that are often represented by the question: "Why is this…
Going Deeper… What did I do wrong to deserve this? 10 Mar 20147 Aug 2014 Yesterday I started a series of posts prompted by everyone's favorite pastoral question: "Why is this happening to me?" It is a very honest question when we are suffering, and…
Jonathan Edwards… Jesus Frees Us to Love God 6 Mar 2014 We don’t need to be afraid of God. We do need to fear God but we don’t need to be afraid of God. Proverbs 1:7 says, “Fear of the LORD…
Spiritual Formation… I Hate Waiting 2 Mar 20143 Mar 2014 One of my favorite movies is The Princess Bride. So many great quotes from that movie. Who has not heard that line of Indigo Montoya, "I will walk up to…
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…
Christian Living… Love = Grace + Truth 22 Feb 201422 Feb 2014 A note of Introduction I received a comment today asking me where I got the idea for the title of my blog, Learning to be Full of Grace and Truth.…