12 Gifts of ChristX – Freedom
Many who have not experienced it will balk at the idea that in Christ we have freedom. Like the Jews challenged by Jesus they would say, “We…have never been enslaved to anyone. How… Continue reading
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12 Gifts of ChristX – Belonging
Curse you, Madison Avenue. Your perfect little family Christmas….you know, with all the smiles and hugs, the busy kitchen and cozy fireplace, the beautiful and bountiful presents under the tree and sons and… Continue reading
12 Gifts of ChristX
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me,A partridge in a pear tree. On the second day of Christmas…blah, blah, blah A partridge in a pear tree? Seriously?… Continue reading
Turn that frown upside-down
Thanksgiving is almost here, and friends on Facebook have been posting what they’re thankful for every day this month. I’m a pretty grateful type so I considered doing that. But then I thought… Continue reading
The love we need
She was poor and downtrodden. With little to call her own and even less hope for a better future, she felt virtually enslaved by her helplessness. But worse than this, she was disagreeable,… Continue reading
This is hope
Did hope sustain you through the lockdown and the ubiquitous masking? You knew they were temporary measures so you were able to endure. Imagine how you would have handled the inconveniences if you… Continue reading
We are his cause
A lot of us humans have a pet cause, which is one of the things that sets us apart from the animal kingdom – our pets don’t have a human cause. But, of… Continue reading
The scandalous mercy of God
Raising ten children meant my parents had to be intentional about seeking a balance between meeting the individual needs of each of us kids without appearing to favor any. I’m sure the scales… Continue reading
There will be a reckoning
To all ruthless scoffers, hypocritical liars, and woke promoters of misinformation: Hear the Word of the Lord. For the ruthless shall come to nothing and the scoffer cease, and all who watch to… Continue reading
Separated from our senses
and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will. – 2 Timothy 2:26 If you, like me, have… Continue reading
# 3 Truth is an elephant
All this month I’ve been rerunning my top ten posts of my ten years in the blogosphere and I’m down to my top three. Aren’t you excited? In this one I use a… Continue reading
# 4 God’s love – a case from reason
It’s true. What the world needs now, and has always needed, is love. We need to treat others with love but we also need to know that we are loved, truly and unconditionally.… Continue reading
#5 God as Master Puppeteer
Coming in at number five of my top ten posts in my ten years as a blogger is this one on the doctrines of predestination and election….part of my series on barriers to… Continue reading
#7 Sin, suffering, and salvation
Why would anyone want to read a post about sin? Number seven here of my top ten posts likely got some traction because I previously began it referencing Donald Trump in this context.… Continue reading
The final fork
I just can’t get into a storyline peppered with names like Smeagol, Boromir, and Isildur. Huh? Especially when they inhabit bizarre worlds constantly in danger from creepy or menacing orcs, balrogs, and the… Continue reading