Church… Body Parts 27 Oct 201626 Oct 2016 If you have been a Christian for any length of time, you are probably familiar with 1 Corinthians 12 where Paul compares the church to a body. Lately I have…
What I've Been Learning… Missing Charlie 26 Oct 201626 Oct 2016 This month is eight years of the Homegoing of my friend and spiritual father, Charlie "Tremendous" Jones. You know I quote him a lot. I still think of him often.…
Sovereignty Learning to be Dependent 26 Oct 201625 Oct 2016 One of the main lessons God wants us to be learning is dependence on Him. He wants us learning how much we need to depend on Him. We cannot be…
Quotes I am not the standard 25 Oct 201624 Oct 2016 "You are not the standard." That's what really stood out to me on this. We need to remind ourselves of that. If we are honest with ourselves, we will realize…
Faith Learning to Encourage 25 Oct 201624 Oct 2016 Sometimes life feels like that doesn't it? Wind, rain, lightning, and fire, all coming down on you at once…I know there have been times I've felt like that. One of…
Faith One Year 24 Oct 201623 Oct 2016 For those who may be new to my blog, my daughter Anna has NVLD (Nonverbal Learning Disorder). Her brain does not pick up and process non-verbal things like tone of…
Pastor Padron… What Can a Cigar Shop Teach About Discipleship? 23 Oct 201622 Oct 2016 For the past thirteen years I have been a pastor in New England. At the end of last year, I left my last church to focus on finishing a PhD…
Books Come, share in my happiness 22 Oct 2016 To celebrate God's provision of work, I have made the Kindle editions of my two latest books, Special Graces in Common Places, and Rest in the Shadow of the Almighty,…
Christian Living… Lessons from Glass Cleaning 21 Oct 201619 Oct 2016 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work (Ephesians 4:16, NIV). I…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 