CIRCLING THE DRAIN
A great deal of the New Testament scripture is to remind us that we cannot become righteous by doing religious stuff or hanging onto the […]
November 2023
GOD IS FULL OF JOY
Dallas Willard (1935-2013) author and professor wrote: “We should, to begin with, think that God leads a very interesting life, and that he is full […]
THE COVER OF DARKNESS
Not all sins are committed under the cover of darkness but many are so as not to be detected. Broad daylight deceptive sin (like political […]
SATURATED WITH IMMORALITY
Tim Challies, pastor and author wrote, “We live at a time of great public immorality, a time in which the only thing that is shameful […]
COMING TO REST
Coming to rest is no small thing and even the thing that needs rested needs clarification. It may be our mind, or body, emotional stress […]
UNITED WITH BEAUTY
C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) author and professor wrote: “We want so much more—something the books on aesthetics take little notice of. But the poets and the […]
MILKY AND MEATY
Milk and Meat are used on several occasions in the New Testament as they are in our current time to describe the diet of a […]
LOVE HAS VOICES
This past summer, with visiting family, we took a short drive from where we live to the Calaveras Big Trees State Park. This is a […]
THE ADDRESS BOOK
Recently in a dream I heard, “You are in my Address Book.” It was an assuring, loving voice. When I was awake I thought about […]