Faith… Remember to Look Up 11 Feb 201411 Feb 2014 Turn to me and be gracious to me,for I am lonely and afflicted.Relieve the troubles of my heartand free me from my anguish.Look on my affliction and my distressand take…
Family… Rest 8 Feb 20148 Feb 2014 First off, Mandi and I would like to thank everyone for their prayers, notes, emails, messages, and calls. It has meant a lot to us and we have been held…
Family… I Don’t Pull the Strings 7 Feb 20147 Aug 2014 My daughter Anna (not quite 10) was diagnosed with severe clinical depression about a year ago. I remember one day back then when she really snapped. She was talking about…
Family… Cutting 6 Feb 201415 Feb 2014 As you know I usually put up new posts every day. Yesterday I was playing "Mr. Mom" as we got a foot of fresh snow and school was cancelled. That…
Forgiveness Forgiveness Is Given, not Demanded 4 Feb 20144 Feb 2014 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can…
Forgiveness Forgiveness Isn’t Cheap 3 Feb 20143 Feb 2014 When we forgive someone, we are choosing to see the offender through the cross, the way the Father sees you and me. It means accepting that God saw your hurt,…
Forgiveness Forgiveness is….um….hmmmm… 2 Feb 20142 Feb 2014 Forgiveness. We all know we need it. We all agree that there are times we need to give it. But what exactly is it? We are fascinated by the idea…
A Tale of Three Women… Follow Up, Part 4: Living a Life of Love 31 Jan 201431 Jan 2014 This week my posts have been focused on fleshing out what our love should look like to people who are lost, broken, or outcasts. They may be inside your church…
A Tale of Three Women… Follow Up, Part 3: Talking About Sin 30 Jan 201430 Jan 2014 In A Tale of Three Women, I submitted that Christians should live in such a way that Christ is seen as attractive to the broken, the lost, and the outcast.…
A Tale of Three Women… Follow Up, Part 2: Looking at the Scoreboard 29 Jan 201429 Jan 2014 Jesus says in Luke 6:40 (NLTse) Students are not greater than their teacher. But the student who is fully trained will become like the teacher. Paul echoes this in 2…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 