What I've Been Learning Sipping on Camel Lattes (no, that is not a typo) 9 Nov 20159 Nov 2015 Halloween is over. For the world of retail that means it is officially time to start hanging Christmas or holiday decorations and bring out the Santas, snowmen, elves, and reindeer.…
What I've Been Learning Promise Keeper 8 Oct 20158 Oct 2015 God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore (1 Kings 4:29, NIV). If I were going to…
What I've Been Learning Grace at the High Place 7 Oct 20157 Oct 2015 Solomon showed his love for the LORD by walking according to the instructions given him by his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high…
Discipleship It is the Nature of Springs to Flow Outward 6 Sep 20157 Sep 2015 The account of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well in John 4:1-42 is one a profound and rich passage, and one that is even more illuminating when the…
Discipleship Discipleship Requires Grace 18 Aug 201518 Aug 2015 My posts this week are focused on Matthew 28:16-20 (NIV). While many of us are very familiar with verses 18-20, what is often referred to as the Great Commission, we…
Going Deeper… If Only… 22 Jul 201522 Jul 2015 Sometimes 20/20 hindsight helps us understand things better. Other times it just leaves us wondering… If only I had been there, If only I had done that differently, If only…
Books… This World Requires Meekness 26 May 201526 May 2015 Tuesdays with Edwards! Today's Tuesday with Edwards selection is another from his 1738 sermon series on 1 Corinthians 13 Charity and Its Fruits. This is from the fourth sermon…
Prayer Dangerous Prayer 21 May 201521 May 2015 I have been learning that there are some very dangerous prayers out there. Prayers that, if answered can wreak havoc in your life and send you running for cover screaming…
Grace Tolerance or Grace? 3 May 20153 May 2015 Are we tolerant or gracious? Which do we want to be? Tolerance says, "I can ignore what you do." Grace says, "I will love you despite what you do." Tolerance…
Grace The Law of Grace 13 Apr 201513 Apr 2015 So summarizing what I have been learning about grace… Grace is… Unnatural. It runs against human nature to be gracious. Grace is sacrificial one way love; we are naturally self-centered…