Archive by Author

You’ve Got Grace! What is it?

Posted on February 28, 2011 by in Blog, Grace

Grace is one of those words that has niggled in the back of my head my entire Christian life. It seems to have several meanings and sometimes it seems to have no meaning, like a catchall word in the Christian vocabulary. I have no difficulty understanding the concept of what is, to me, the primary [...]

Life is Like a Meeting – Part 2

Posted on February 9, 2011 by in Blog, Self-righteousness, Works

Last week I started a series about how the Christian life is similar to a business meetings.  I mentioned the four following reasons meetings fail: Lack of Focus – Meetings are often plagued with confusion and no one can seem to focus on the same topic. New issues pop up before the previous one is [...]

Life is Like a Meeting

Posted on January 29, 2011 by in Blog, Count Your Blessings, Depend on God, Stand Firm

In this four part series, we will talk about how life is a lot like a business meetings.  This is a problem for me, since I do not care much for business meetings and I spend a good portion of my working life either conducting or participating in them.  The basic concept is good – [...]

He Makes All Things New

Posted on January 1, 2011 by in Blog, Depend on God, Holy Spirit

The beginning of a new year is a great time to reflect on God’s incredible love and provision.  We have so much to praise Him for and to rejoice for and in.   If He stopped with providing eternal salvation for us, that alone would be worthy of our eternal gratitude and praise.  But God [...]

Festive Dwellings

Posted on December 14, 2010 by in Blog, comfort, Depend on God, Holy Spirit

During the Christmas holidays, we fill our homes with the tantalizing aromas of gingerbread, peppermint, cookies baking, homemade candies, and other soothing smells like evergreen trees and wood burning fires.  We surround ourselves with the cheering visions of twinkling lights, crystal ornaments, decoratively wrapped packages, Christmas trees, Nativity scenes, holly, mistletoe, poinsettias, bows, and holiday [...]