In our Christian life, we find both rock and dirt. The dirt may grow pretty vegetation, but only the rock is a firm Foundation.
From Generation to Generation
This past week, I’ve gone through dozens of boxes of family heirlooms, memorabilia, toys, “rare” garage sale finds, clothing, mid-century Christmas china collections, and nothing short of junk. Everything had to be sorted out – the heirlooms from the junk,…
Like God, We Create
God creates – from creating the world to creating new hearts within, God seems to never stop creating. Like God, we have an urge to create beautiful things.
Loving Those Who… Don’t Love Well
Just because people don’t like us doesn’t mean that we are not called to love them. Here are five practical ways to love people who don’t love you.
Mercy Triumphs Over Judgement
The term “mercy triumphs over judgement” is more than a nice saying – it’s a promise. If you show mercy, you will not be judged.
Loving the Ones In Front of Us
It’s easy to love our friends or the neighbors we don’t see very often. But God wants us to love the people who are right in front of us – our family, etc.
The Sanitized Experience
Many national parks are beginning to give visitors a “sanitized” visitor experience. We must not fall for living a “sanitized” version of the gospel.
The Gift of Blessing
“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn is face toward you and give you peace. So they will put my name on the Israelites,…
Asset or Addiction?
The wilderness can be an asset to us – helping us focus and find peace in God – or it can be an addiction where we live for it rather than God
Recreation Leads to Recreation
The words recreation – relaxing – and recreation – being re-created and renewed – are spelled the same way, in part because relaxing brings renewal.