The Practice of Prayer
Want to know something funny? I have this article idea that uses Philippians 4:6-7 as its centerpiece. In case you’re not familiar with it the passage goes, “Be anxious for…
Month: March 2014
Coloring Between the Lines
One day, not very long ago, my grandson Asher was in preschool coloring a picture. As he pushed the crayon across the page he announced, “Jesus never colored outside the…
Sally’s Goldfish
One night Sally’s dad came home with one arm behind his back. “Sally! come here a second.” Dad yelled from the doorway. Within a few moments, Sally bounded around the…
The Dividing Line
The dividing line of all religion, all philosophy, and all worldviews is whether Jesus is God the Son or not. There is no in-between or nuance of position, there can…
How to Receive God’s Love
Receiving God’s love and forgiveness can be expressed with 4 R’s. Repent of your sin and its results: To repent means to turn away from. God did not reject you; you…
Our Part: Love
Nope, I didn’t skip one. If you haven’t been following along we’ve been looking at Peter’s progression in his 2nd letter. “Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence,…
Our Part: Godliness
When trying to define pornography and obscenity Justice Potter Stewart famously said: “I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within…
Our Part: Perseverance
There was once an older gentleman that decided to take a young girl fishing on a lake filled with stumps. During their outing, the girl’s hook repeatedly snagged the submerged…
Our Part: Self-Control
After watching my grandkids go through the drama of potty training I’m glad that I don’t recall my own journey in that area of life. The amount of tears and…
Our Part: Knowledge
My grandkids have a very common toy. It is a set of cubes that are hollow and have an open side with each cube being a bit smaller than the…