Maturity. It’s the process we work toward. I wish that I could say with certainty that were the Apostle Paul sitting over a cup of coffee with me, he’d applaud my growth. Yet, I have a feeling that he’d…
(An early P.S.: If you’re just joining this current blog-thread, you might want to go back and start at July 23rd, just to keep this in context…) Reflect on these words a second… The words of your mouth are…
For those of you following this thread (we started on June 23rd), here’s a little summary. The Apostle Paul, speaking truth to the messed-up Corinthian church, gave them several pithy admonitions to follow. These were course corrections for them…
I’ve been looking at what the Apostle Paul meant when he spoke these words to the church at Corinth: His actual words were: “Act like men.” As I’ve looked deeper into the meaning of that phrase, I’ve discovered two…
These next couple of blogs should, perhaps, come with a warning label. Neither may be popular or comfortable. With that said, I’m a pretty surface person. So, don’t read more into what I’m sharing than what the words say. …
Here’s a thought… Right? It’s a biblical principle. I see it over and over scattered throughout Scripture (and, yes, even in the Old Testament). Grace is extended in all kinds of ways: in attitude, in relationship, in patience, in…
I’ve loved the song “Even So Come” since I first heard it played on my SiriusXM Station in the car. However, these words, “…like a bride waiting for her groom, we’ll be a church ready for you…,” have caused…
I had a conversation a while back with an acquaintance who’d called me for a little marriage advice. She asked. I shared. She didn’t like what I had to say. Basically, I directed her to Scripture. She was looking…
When the Lord reminded me of His call on my life a couple of Sunday’s ago, it was also a wake-up alarm. God didn’t choose us, rescue us, change us to simply be pew-potatoes, or secret-service-saints. Each of us…