Forgiveness Forgiveness Isn’t Cheap 3 Feb 20143 Feb 2014 When we forgive someone, we are choosing to see the offender through the cross, the way the Father sees you and me. It means accepting that God saw your hurt,…
Forgiveness Forgiveness is….um….hmmmm… 2 Feb 20142 Feb 2014 Forgiveness. We all know we need it. We all agree that there are times we need to give it. But what exactly is it? We are fascinated by the idea…
A Tale of Three Women… Follow Up, Part 4: Living a Life of Love 31 Jan 201431 Jan 2014 This week my posts have been focused on fleshing out what our love should look like to people who are lost, broken, or outcasts. They may be inside your church…
A Tale of Three Women… Follow Up, Part 3: Talking About Sin 30 Jan 201430 Jan 2014 In A Tale of Three Women, I submitted that Christians should live in such a way that Christ is seen as attractive to the broken, the lost, and the outcast.…
A Tale of Three Women… Follow Up, Part 2: Looking at the Scoreboard 29 Jan 201429 Jan 2014 Jesus says in Luke 6:40 (NLTse) Students are not greater than their teacher. But the student who is fully trained will become like the teacher. Paul echoes this in 2…
A Tale of Three Women… Follow Up, Part 1 28 Jan 201428 Jan 2014 One of the questions I have been asked in response to A Tale of Three Women, is how do you welcome a person into your church, home, or life who…
A Tale of Three Women… A Tale of Three Women 27 Jan 20143 Mar 2014 A Note to You the Reader Explaining this Long Post This past Sunday, January 26th, I preached the following sermon at my church on Luke 7:36-50 which tells the story…
Discipleship… Love is Forgiveness 26 Jan 201426 Jan 2014 This past week I have been posting on this theme: "Fill in the blank: Love is________." Just one more. Love is forgiveness. My friend and mentor Charlie "Tremendous" Jones told…
Discipleship… Love is Validation 25 Jan 201425 Jan 2014 This week I am posting on this theme: "Fill in the blank: Love is________." Love is validation. Love validates the dignity of the one who is loved. God possesses the…
Discipleship… Love is Kinship 22 Jan 201422 Jan 2014 This week I am posting on this theme: "Fill in the blank: Love is________." Love is kinship. Love is kinship in that those we love become family to us. Many…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 