Friends visited. We had conversations. God’s presence. Here are things laid on my heart. Being LED by God. Scripture did not exist in the abundance it does today from the church’s first days until the printing press, fourteen hundred years… Continue Reading
I was raised Roman Catholic and “communion” was “holy.” More than once in the first decade of being a Christian I was overwhelmed at how fully we could participate in this now commemoration, then sacred sacrament. It was in bible school,… Continue Reading
I fear the light of a new day almost as much as I fear the setting sun. In the night they use me and despise themselves for their weakness. Their guilt? That falls on me by morning. For the money… Continue Reading
I don’t know how intimacy with Him works for others. I’ve never heard anyone describe that area of our walk with Him (except for Deb, and she wasn’t so much describing her ways of intimacy as it just slipping out… Continue Reading
Jan 1. What a bad start. Did get up early (3:30 am) but laid in swaddling blankets on the couch. Pretty much all day. Did not go to the gym. Did not pray for hours. Did not read the bible… Continue Reading
Jeff asked me to write up what I shared last week. For some of us, the image of God as Father is not helpful. During the week I was reminded of an alternative to seeing God as Father by the inspiring… Continue Reading
The workbook asked me to read Matt 20:1-15 and then to define grace. I didn’t want to give a canned answer, so I prayed, read the passage a few times and then started a story. Stories help me think. I… Continue Reading
Deb is making cold cut sandwiches this week. You know, the point of sending out info for potlucks is so folks can coordinate their efforts and round out or enhance the meal for everyone. It’s interesting how God weaves together… Continue Reading
“Each of us is as full of the Spirit as we really want to be” -Oswald Sanders, Spiritual Leadership (p. 82). Do we, indeed, have not because we ask not? In describing how the Lord will grant to us the… Continue Reading
I am more concerned these days about sanctification than anything else. Well, that and evangelism. Actually, can we escape their interconnectedness? Matthew 28:18-20 seems to entwine them. 1. Explain the gospel to strangers 2. Demonstrate to followers how to OBEY… Continue Reading