Faith… There Can Be Only One, Part 2 25 Nov 201325 Nov 2013 Listen to what God says to us in Isaiah 46:1-13 (NLTSE), Bel and Nebo, the gods of Babylon, bow as they are lowered to the ground. They are being hauled…
Forgiveness… There Can Be Only One, Part 1 24 Nov 201324 Nov 2013 How many of you like having the best of things? How many of you need to have the best computer? The best grill? The best TV? How many of you…
Discipleship… Forgiving Is For Giving 23 Nov 201323 Nov 2013 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.…
Church… Do You Attract Pacos? 21 Nov 201321 Nov 2013 Growing up, one of the computer games I liked to play—but never got very good at—was "Flight Simulator." In most versions of the game, you could choose between a prop…
Christian Living… Once I’m a Christian I’ll Always Be Happy, Part 1 18 Nov 201318 Nov 2013 What I feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me. I have no peace, no quietness; I have no rest, but only turmoil. –Job 3:25-26 Have…
Christian Living… Let Go 16 Nov 201316 Nov 2013 Few books are as precious to me as Let Go, by Francis Fénelon (1651-1715). It contains 40 letters to people he was a spiritual father to. They are short, plain,…
Christian Living… Grace in a Dark Place, Part 3 12 Nov 201312 Nov 2013 Yesterday I shared some thoughts on what it means to be children of the light. Today I want to think about a second question: What effect does being children of…
Forgiveness… Because of Christ, There Is Nothing We Need to Fear 5 Nov 20135 Nov 2013 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave…
Forgiveness… If You Are In Christ, God Is Not Angry With You 4 Nov 20134 Nov 2013 Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! For if, while we were God's enemies, we were…
Christian Living… Breaking Away from Enabling to Forgiveness 3 Nov 2013 Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin (Romans 6:13a, NLT). Grace frees us so that we can pursue holiness. Think of…