“This is my dearly loved child, whom I regard with strong affection, and in whom I take great pleasure!” Words of God, the Father, to Jesus, as the heavens opened and the Holy Spirit rested upon him following Jesus’…
As I sit to put words on paper this morning, I already know what I’m writing about (sort of). The theme will seem a bit out of place; it will appear to be too “Adventish” (If I can create…
The last couple of entries, I’ve talked a lot about how a ten-year chapter of life has come to a distinct close. The thing about endings is this: every ending means a new beginning is just around the corner. …
Can we return to last week’s blog? Ha! You have no choice, I’m really not taking a vote. Trick question. What does last week’s thought have in common with an oatmeal box? Another trick question! However, it was an…
I hold in my heart more memories than I can count…ten years worth. In five days, I will symbolically (with attendance at a graduation) close a chapter on a season of life, and turn the page to open a…
After I answered the blog question last week, I soaked a bit in Romans 9:17 and spent some time just re-committing my sense of God’s calling back to his care. My words on paper, at the time, were sincere. …
Recently, after a debate on the pro’s and con’s of social media, I was asked why I decided to write a blog. Good question. With all the research that I’ve seen lately on the effects of social media, maybe…
Did you read last week’s blog? In it, I mentioned the struggle I have with wanting to defend God from people who just can’t accept him for who he is. Fortunately, the Bible speaks to our personal struggles –…
OK. I need to backtrack in Romans. I’d made it all the way through Chapter 7, and then a question came up this week that I started wrestling with, and it sent me scattering through Romans for an answer.…
I realize Lent is over, and it’s way past Easter, but I’m just wondering, did you give up anything as a part of Lent this year? Again, I wish there were times we could sit down over coffee and…