New
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die…(Eccl. 3:1-2a NIV) He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trustContinue Reading
Joy
Be joyful at your Feast—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levites, the aliens, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns. (Deut. 16:14 NIV) For you make me glad by your deeds, O LORD; I sing for joy at the works of yourContinue Reading
Redeemed
Leave it to God to redeem some skubalon from my life and turn it into good. 🙂 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. (Gen 50:20 NIV) And we know that in all thingsContinue Reading
There is a time… to mourn
1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: 2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, 3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear downContinue Reading
What if I am a fool?
Last week in a conversation on a blog about valuing human life, this comment was made about Jesus and the Golden Rule: “Him who coined the phrase, as well as thousands of other philosophers across time, societies, continents and history….” My understanding of Jesus is that he’s not just anotherContinue Reading
Unfazed
After finally working my way through the Psalms, I started Paul’s letter to the Romans because I want to better understand my theology of salvation. Romans has been a faster and less exhausting journey than I thought it might be. Actually, last night Paul was actually downright pastoral! I’ve beenContinue Reading
Specks and logs, sin and grace
(This one’s long, so the Prayer is first!)For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love. For the whole law can be summed up in thisContinue Reading
Alone in cyberspace?
Hey…if you’re reading my blog (which is wonderful!) drop me a comment and just let me know I’m not alone in cyberspace. 🙂Continue Reading
Great Big Rocks or Good Medium Rocks?
Today I was walking with a good friend of mine and we were talking about decisions each of us make, especially with regard to activities to participate in. It seems like our world just keeps getting busier, partly because of external demands placed upon us, but partly because we putContinue Reading
Thorns
Recently I joined the Facebook “community” and since then have reconnected (intentionally) with a few friends from grad school and relatives I haven’t seen in awhile. That is one of the nice advantages of having such a place – finding long-lost friends. But, then, sometimes that ability to reconnect isContinue Reading