Life offers us so many things to know and experience. And while there is a seemingly endless list of things that we come to know through active learning, there is probably far more that we come to know simply through our senses. We understand the difference between rough and smooth not because we learned about […]
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FAR AS THE CURSE IS FOUND
I love Christmas music. The only reason I don’t listen to it all year is I don’t want to risk it getting old. The last couple of years there has been one line from an old familiar carol that has really stuck in my head. It’s from “Joy to the World” verse three. If you […]
TAKING INVENTORY
I’m taking inventory right now. I’m going through drawers, closets, and even some storage boxes that I haven’t opened in a while. Each item inside faces a precarious future. If I haven’t used it in a long while and it holds no sentimental value, it is destined for the sell, donate, or pitch pile. I […]
THE LIFE WE REALLY WANT
Conventional teaching tells us, as believers, that it is our job to serve Christ and fulfill our obligations to Him. Typically, the means to this end are taught to be practices called spiritual disciplines. These include Bible reading, prayer, giving, and serving (usually in the church setting). We are told that the more time and […]
FIND YOUR PASSION
These have been hard days. It’s been ten to twelve months like nothing any of us have ever seen before. Many have fallen ill, many have died, many are alone, many have been mistreated, and many are without hope across all sectors of our society and our world. The church here in America has not […]
MY RIGHTS
As citizens of the United States we are blessed and thankful for many rights. We enjoy freedom of religion, the right to free speech, the right to assemble, the right to bear arms (going sleeveless or having arms like a bear?), the right to a speedy trial, the right to disagree with authority and say […]
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD
“The Lord is my shepherd…” Psalm 23:1 “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep… I am the good shepherd; and I know My own, and My own know Me.” John 10:11, 14 Shepherd is one of the titles that Jesus claimed for Himself while He walked on […]
THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving is over and Christmas approaches. It really is a wonderful time of year full of lights, activities, family, and celebration for most of us. But I truly wish we could hang on to thanksgiving a little longer. Not the holiday, but the action. it seems that it is so much easier to point out […]
SMALL BEGINNINGS
Small beginnings. They don’t sound too impressive. We like things to start big, with lots of fanfare, plenty of buzz ahead of time on social media, and lots of publicity followed by an impressive launch. We start a new year with big ideas of all the things we will do better this time. We change […]
ALL OF THE ABOVE
Life is so full of choices, especially for most people in this country. I understand there are millions around the world who have almost no choices at all, but that is for another day. If you are an adult living in middle to upper-class America today, there are almost endless choices to make every day. […]
His Unfolding Grace 