Marriage 25 29 Dec 2015 I was expecting a wintery mix of rain and snow today, but when I looked out the window this morning there was about 4 inches of wet snow on the…
Grace… Loving Our Enemies 19 Dec 2015 David modeled what it means to love your enemy by sparing Saul's life in 1 Samuel 24. In yesterday's post we dug into the reality that the New Testament teaches…
Grace… Being the Lord’s Anointed 18 Dec 2015 In yesterday's post we looked at 1 Samuel 24 where David models Jesus' command to love our enemies and do good to them in his sparing of Saul. Just as…
Grace… Too Hard to Understand or Just Not What We Want to Do? 17 Dec 2015 He said to his men, "The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD's anointed, or lift my hand against him; for he is…
What I've Been Learning This is true… 15 Dec 201515 Dec 2015 I have been learning that Jesus often gives us the strength to keep going with our problems when we are willing to reach out and help others in spite of…
Prayer Christmas Grace (A Prayer) 13 Dec 2015 Gracious Father, We are so prone to run down the wrong path, to listen to the wrong voice, to act on the wrong motives. And we are no less prone…
Books… Only Imperfection Is Intolerant of Imperfection 4 Dec 2015 It's Fénelon Friday! LETTER 24: Only Imperfection Is Intolerant of Imperfection It seems to me that you need to be a little more big-hearted about the imperfection of other people.…
Wisdom Truth from a Fortune Cookie… 17 Nov 201517 Nov 2015 Something to remember…. Job 12:11 (NIV) Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes food?