Christian Living Be Devoted to One Another, Part 3 5 Jun 20145 Jun 2014 Be devoted to one another in love (Romans 12:2). Are we? That is the question isn't it? Is that the kind of devotion that we have for one another? Having…
Grace… Lessons from Snot 30 May 201430 May 2014 Yesterday afternoon I was sitting in my car waiting for my daughter Maggie to get out of school. I had already picked up her sisters, Anna and Rachel, who attend…
Jesus… Lessons from Arrow 18 May 201418 May 2014 One of the TV shows that my wife and I love to watch is Arrow, based on the comic book character the Green Arrow of DC comics. The main character,…
Grace… Lessons from Lie to Me 17 May 201417 May 2014 In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right, until someone comes forward and cross-examines (Proverbs 18:17, NIV). Lie to Me was a TV show on the FOX network that…
Spiritual Formation… Truth Doesn’t Mean Much Without Trust 6 May 20146 May 2014 The past 24 hours has had a reoccurring theme: trust, or rather, the lack thereof. A daughter of mine is struggling with trust issues with her teachers at school, my…
Christian Living… Anger == Danger 2 May 20142 May 2014 This week my posts have centered around the idea that the love that God’s grace produces is proved as much by what we don’t do as it is by what…
Love… Pulling Up the Weeds 1 May 20141 May 2014 1 Peter 1:22 (NIV) says, Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the…
Jesus… The Agony of Christ, Part 5 19 Apr 201419 Apr 2014 Before we get to the next part….Some of you may be wondering how long this guy preached. Sermon times ranged from 30 minutes to an hour. You might be thinking,…
Holiness… Sanctification vs Total Depravity 31 Mar 201431 Mar 2014 Coke or Pepsi? People tend to prefer one over the other. I don't know many people who say "I like them both the same." People tend to be drawn to…
Sin… Rest, Sloth, and Cigars 20 Mar 201420 Mar 2014 I have a lot of irons in the fire. Just being a husband, a father to my three girls, and a homeowner could keep me busy around the clock; and…