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How Long, O Lord?
Read more: How Long, O Lord?Sometimes asking “how long” just makes us sound like bored children on a long trip. Are we there yet? But sometimes the question is legitimate.
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The Miracle of Forgiveness
Read more: The Miracle of ForgivenessImagine that Jesus is standing at your door. You invite him in, but you’re probably too shocked to think to offer him a seat and something to drink. He says he’s there to do a miracle for you. What would you ask for?
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The Ripple Effect
Read more: The Ripple EffectIn our history studies at school, we often say that nothing happens in a vacuum. One thing leads to another. Cause and Effect. Like a ripple in a pond, each action, each event, ripples out and causes another ripple, another action or event.
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When Burdens Turn Into Blessings
Read more: When Burdens Turn Into BlessingsI once overheard a conversation that has stuck with me for close to 30 years. Two women were talking about God, and one of them said something like this: I don’t like God. He plays favorites.
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One More Story
Read more: One More StoryIf you read last week’s blog, you now know my simple conversion story. But after I wrote that story, God kept reminding me that I have another story to tell. Yet I hesitate.
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Count Your Blessings
Read more: Count Your BlessingsOftentimes it is the hardships that we remember— those tragic moments that really change the course of our lives. That’s understandable. But if we practice daily gratitude for all the little non-life-changing things, it sends us in a certain direction that can be life-changing.
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Living In The Moment: Past, Present, And Future
Read more: Living In The Moment: Past, Present, And FutureWe don’t want to miss out on present blessings due to worry about the past or the future. It’s important to be present in the present. But Hebrews chapters 11-13 show us that the past and the future are important as well.
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A Tribute To My Mentor And Friend
Read more: A Tribute To My Mentor And FriendI had some bad news early one morning recently. If you’ve ever lost a good friend suddenly, you know the pain. Carolyn Sue Claxton was not only my mentor in the jail ministry, she was my good friend. She treated me like an equal, a partner. And partners we were.
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Names You Can’t Say
Read more: Names You Can’t SayA son honors his father,And a servant his master.If then I am the Father,Where is My honor?And if I am a Master,Where is My reverence?Says the LORD of hostsTo you priests who despise My name.Malachi 1:6 Have you ever noticed in a lot of stories there’s a motif of a bad guy whose name you…
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