So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples. John 13:34-35 If you spend any time at all on social media, especially around an election cycle, … Continue reading There Is A Way Christians Harm Their Witness, But It’s Not Their Vote
I Like To Sit Among The Trees
We Are To Do What Is Right Even When The World Is All Wrong
Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord. Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting … Continue reading We Are To Do What Is Right Even When The World Is All Wrong
God Has Told Us What Is Good and What He Requires
He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8 ESV In the book of Micah, God's people in the kingdoms of Israel and Judah had turned away from Him as was evidenced by their … Continue reading God Has Told Us What Is Good and What He Requires
Happy Birthday, America
The history of The United States of America is complicated because people are complicated. This nation was birthed on an idea...and more than an idea...truths: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty … Continue reading Happy Birthday, America
Christians, Let’s Stop Being Careless With Our Words
In Proverbs 6:16-19, we are given a list of seven things God hates. This list is not exhaustive, but it is a nice summary. I want to look at two of the things mentioned in regards to what we say and share on social media. a lying tongue a false witness Lying is mentioned twice … Continue reading Christians, Let’s Stop Being Careless With Our Words
The Grace Of God In The Love Of A Dog
In loving memory, 2011-2020 It’s a silly thing the way we love our dogs. We blubber over them, talk to them (often in ridiculous voices), kiss them, let them kiss us, and even let them sleep in our beds. We recently said goodbye to our nine-year-old Shih Tzu named Luke (a.k.a. Lukie or Lukie … Continue reading The Grace Of God In The Love Of A Dog
This Earth Day Let’s Remember The Earth Is The Lord’s
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 In response to Earth Day, I wanted to share two books I believe are helpful for Christians as they consider a biblical approach for stewarding creation. The first is Pollution and the Death of Man: The Christian View of Ecology by Francis Shaeffer. … Continue reading This Earth Day Let’s Remember The Earth Is The Lord’s
We Will All Die, But We Will Not All Perish
My neighbor recently died. Almost an entire century passed from the moment he took his first breath until the moment he took his last. God gave him a long life. I had just visited him and his wife the week before. When I stopped by, he was dressed up preparing to head to an appointment. … Continue reading We Will All Die, But We Will Not All Perish
You Cannot Have Jesus And Your Own Way, Too
Then he said to the crowd, "If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will … Continue reading You Cannot Have Jesus And Your Own Way, Too
