“Speak the truth in love”- Eph. 4:15
I think tolerance is a wonderful thing. We learn from Jesus that accepting those different from ourselves is absolutely at the heart of God’s grace and love. But sometimes, in our quest to be tolerant, we can ourselves become “intolerant” of those men and women that correctly preach of [...]
“The Lord said, ‘Whom shall I send?’ I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!’” -Is. 6:8
What are the requirements for being used by God? What talents do we need to have? What gifting is necessary to be chosen instruments of Christ? Lee Henderson made a composite list of significant people used by God in [...]
“In view of this, I also do my best to maintain always a blameless conscience both before God and before men” – Acts 24:16
I love to sail. Well, I used to love to sail. It’s been a while since I’ve hit the water and raised the canvas. But I remember the sound of the silence [...]
“For those whom the Lord loves He disciplines” – Heb. 12:6
Of course, Barney Fife called it “therapedic”, but if something is truly therapeutic, it is something that cures or treats disease. We all like to take medicines that taste good. I used to love having “fever” when I was a child because I loved to [...]
“A godly mother’s… children rise up and bless her” –Proverbs 31:28
“Happy mothers day” to all you wonderful moms. I especially want to say happy mothers day to Mildred, my mom, to Jeanie, my children’s mom and to Elizabeth, my granddaughter’s mom. All you mothers do so much more than anyone even realizes and your faithfulness [...]
“I want to know Christ…” –Phil. 3:10
Knowing someone, I mean, really knowing someone is awesome. Proverbs 18:24 states that, “a man of too many friends comes to ruin, but there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.” True brother/sister friendships are rare. They are rare because they are risky. The hurdles jumped [...]
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