Prayer The Gift of Gifts 25 Dec 201624 Dec 2016 One of my favorite books is The Valley of Vision by Arthur Bennett and published by Banner of Truth. It is a collection of Puritan prayers. If you like the…
Discipleship Something to think about… 8 Dec 20168 Dec 2016 I have been told that the seed for a Chinese Bamboo tree spends five years in the ground before it sprouts, but once it does in the next three weeks it…
Thankful One of the little things I am thankful for… 24 Nov 201623 Nov 2016 My friend and co-author of Forgiveness Is Tremendous, Charlie Jones, used to say, “The first sign of greatness is thankfulness. The first sign of smallness is thanklessness.” He also said…
Spiritual Formation… Getting Ready for Thanksgiving 23 Nov 201622 Nov 2016 Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It is my favorite holiday because it brings family together for food, fellowship, and thinking about all we have been given. It is a day…
Thankful Silver linings 10 Nov 20169 Nov 2016 So my 10 year old, Rachel, just texted me on mom's phone: "Yay I got no school tomorrow! Yayayayayayyayayayayayayayaya! I got no school tomorrow!" "What do you mean you don't have school…
Thankful Thankful 5 Nov 2016 Very thankful for fireplaces, time with family, getting an extra hour of sleep, and for snickers bars tonight. Emmett appears to be thankful for the fire too. Thank You God,…
Suffering Have you ever noticed that… 2 Nov 20161 Nov 2016 If you read the letters of the New Testament, you will find that a number of them are written to Christians who are in very difficult circumstances. There are lots…
Prayer Your Grace is Greater (a prayer) 30 Oct 201629 Oct 2016 Holy Father, Our sin is far greater than we admit, but Your grace is far greater than we expect. Thank You for the forgiveness we have in Christ, because of…
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.…
Quotes Trouble Talk 25 Oct 201624 Oct 2016 Two things are always going to be true in the Christian life: You will always have problems. You will always have blessings. While we can't ignore our problems (God gave…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 