In my Christian tradition, we recently rediscovered grace (cut us a little slack…we’re a few years behind other groups on a few things).
View More The Gospel of Grace and RedemptionCategory: Devotionals
Devotionals help us to focus on God and our relationship with him. The book of Psalms is a good example of a book of devotionals. Like the Psalms, here you’ll find encouragement for running your Christian race and for journeying through the valleys and mountains of life.
When Good Cells Go Bad
Imagine for a moment that the highly skilled disease-fighting cells serving as military reservists in your blood stream one day receive an urgent summons from…
View More When Good Cells Go BadGod of Tragedy
In the last couple of months, I’ve seen several tragedies befall families near me and mine. At church, we had one three year old who…
View More God of TragedyThe God of My Backyard…and Spiders
Spiders deserve better. For too long they have been treated like common insects, persecuted and maligned. Stop the hate! Put down that can of pesticide.…
View More The God of My Backyard…and SpidersThe Glory of the Cross?
“May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ…” (Galatians 6:14).
View More The Glory of the Cross?Get A Life!
(John 10:10) “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the…
View More Get A Life!Feel Versus Real
There’s nothing quite like the sensation that jets up my spine when I hear a fiery preacher.
View More Feel Versus RealA Faulty Line of Reasoning
There’s no getting around it: the Nazis got around it. This is the story of the Maginot Line.
View More A Faulty Line of ReasoningFaith As A Moving Target
The New Testament occasionally speaks of faith in terms of a fixed vein of truth. As such, it is to be sought and mined by…
View More Faith As A Moving TargetExample101
“Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps” (1 Peter 2:21).
View More Example101Emotionalism in Christianity
We serve a God of emotions. Every emotion humans experience our heavenly Father has revealed of Himself. Some of us are more emotional than others. A few of us are able to guard our emotions quite well and may give the impression we are cold–even heartless.
View More Emotionalism in ChristianityLooking for Donkeys, Finding a Crown
The day had begun with no hint of what was to come. Saul, the son of a farmer and rancher named Kish, was looking for…
View More Looking for Donkeys, Finding a CrownDonkey O.T.
Forgive me, but this week’s parable might just make an ass (donkey) of you. In this story about donkeys in Ethiopia, there are great parallels…
View More Donkey O.T.What if God Kept a Record of Our Sins?
Ours is a record keeping society. Paperwork must be created and kept on everything from purchasing tooth picks to credit card receipts. When you need…
View More What if God Kept a Record of Our Sins?Do You Want A Reward?
As I listened to the conference speaker encourage us to serve the Lord by picking up after our spouses, I wondered if my husband had…
View More Do You Want A Reward?