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Sin Has A Long Reach
Sin is not the number one topic we go to in conversations. As Followers of Christ, we know we are sinners, but we sure don’t want to talk about it. We don’t want sin to be our identity. Actually, sin is not our identity but Christ is. However, if we tell others about our sin,…
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Radical Jesus!
Was Jesus radical? We need to start by defining radical. According to dicionary.com, radical means extreme, especially as regards change from accepted or traditional forms. As we consider this definition, I believe we can say that Jesus was radical. Here are some examples from the Scriptures: “And Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him,…
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Believing The Best
Words on a page can be hard to interpret. It is our common practice now to text or email. This produces words without the tonality of speech, the facial expressions, or the posture of the one sending it. It becomes very easy to take offense when all we see are the words devoid of the…
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Rebels, Saved By Grace
“He’s a rebel and he’ll never ever be any good. He’s a rebel ‘cause he never ever does what he should.” [Songwriter: Gene Pitney.] [He’s a Rebel lyric, copyright Kanjian Music, Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.] How many of you sung that as you read it? I think you have to be a certain…
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How Do I Handle Dread?
The experience of dread is one we have all tasted. If we were to compare it to an actual taste in our mouth, it would be bitter. What makes dread so bitter is revealed to us in the definition of the word. Dread is “to fear greatly, be reluctant to do something, or apprehension of…
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Heart or Hobby
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!! Decorations are up and lights have been strung on the trees outside. A celebration of light and color has begun in this time of uncertainty. This tells me that people do love to celebrate this season and one another in the process. The question that comes to…
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I’m Seeing Things…Life with Dad
In my care of my dad some new things are beginning to develop in his life. These things have to do with what he sees. My dad was diagnosed with macular degeneration when he was in his early 60s. “Macular degeneration is the leading cause of severe, irreversible vision loss in people over age 60.…
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Woman in Step – Part 3
“And he (Jesus) said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” Matthew 22:37-39 We have established as followers of…
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“New” is Hard…Life with Dad
Many of us are at the point in our lives when we are helping our aging parents. It seems like many more people are living into their 90s now, but maybe that’s not true. I may notice it more now because I’m dealing with my dad who’s 93 years old. What I’m discovering is that…
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Single Women – Part 1
Sharon was a single young lady in the church. She was in church every time the doors were opened. She was part of a class of people her age but most of them were beginning to pair off and get married. It was obvious that she was out of place many times at gatherings being…
God's Truth...No Matter What 