Have you ever had a day when your mind feels dull and you just don’t want to consider anything hard? Today is that day for me. So instead of starting my day writing my blog I finished reading a novel. Still, when I was finished, I truly wanted to write, but was uninspired. So I …
Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do You say?” This …
What do we do if we don’t want to do things the way God wants us to? What if we’re scared or angry? What if we think we know a better way? What if, in our opinion, God has it wrong? I want to examine two situations historical believers found themselves in, how they handled …
In the realm of writing, WIP is a common term used when asking another writer what they are working on. But, of course, it isn’t limited to writing. We Christians also use this phrase to rightly explain why we aren’t perfect. I’m in the midst of both kinds of WIPs, so when one of my …
Jesus replied with this parable: “A man invited many to join him in a great feast. When the day for the feast arrived, the host instructed his servant to notify all the invited guests and tell them, ‘Come, for everything is now ready for you!’ But one by one they all made excuses. One said, …
In my last post we looked at the old self and the new self. I have some more thoughts to share about that. You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude …
You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. Ephesians 4:22-24 NIV …
She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.” Genesis 16:13 NIV You are not a second thought or an unknown. You are not less important or unseen. Your worries and concerns are not …
Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. Proverbs 19:21 NIV This Mother’s Day has me thinking. As a senior in high school, my plans were to marry my boyfriend, build a house on an acre or two, and have two kids, preferably a boy and a …
Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the …
The Far Reaches of Grace 