Christian Living… Walking in the Valley of the Shadow, Part 3 14 Dec 201314 Dec 2013 Another thing I have been learning in my ministry to people who are going through extreme difficulty is that the struggle with "why" and "where was God" is normal. There…
Christian Living… Walking in the Valley of the Shadow, Part 2 12 Dec 201312 Dec 2013 One of the things I have been learning about sharing God's love with people who are experiencing great pain, is that it is almost always more helpful to be a…
Discipleship… Walking in the Valley of the Shadow, Part 1 11 Dec 201311 Dec 2013 How long, LORD, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, "Violence!" but you do not save? Why do you make me look…
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.…
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 4 13 Nov 201313 Nov 2013 Sometimes, for reasons we don't understand, or for seasons that we think go on way too long, God puts His children in dark places. What I have been learning is…
Christian Living… Grace in a Dark Place, Part 1 10 Nov 201310 Nov 2013 One of the things I have been learning is how the Church is patterned after the family. A great place to see this is in Paul's letter to the Ephesians,…
Christian Living… Forgiving the Unforgivable 31 Oct 201331 Oct 2013 Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with him to be executed. When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along with the…
Christian Living… Breaking Through Justice to Forgiveness 28 Oct 201330 Oct 2013 Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of…
Christian Living… Breaking Through Anger to Forgiveness 28 Oct 201329 Oct 2013 But Joseph said to them, "Don't be afraid. Am I in the place of God? You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 