LIKE FOR LIKE
Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) wrote, “Jesus says, “Forgive, and you will be forgiven.” That is to say, forgiveness is forgiveness. Your forgiveness of another is your […]
November 2018
POVERTY BEFORE GOD
When we know the blessing of spiritual poverty we are immediately ready to understand, and undertake, our own misery and sin and the sin of […]
NO LONGER I
C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) wrote in his wonderful little book ‘Mere Christianity’ (which is a book that helped to turn me to the way of […]
SPEAKING EDEN
A few years ago an old Mexican pastor told me that the language of heaven would be Spanish… at another time a French person was […]
THE GENEROUS FATHER
We cannot be taught to give… we must be taught about a generous Father. When we know the Father our giving is patterned after his […]
RECEIVING ADVICE
Richard Beck writes, “Here’s another counter-cultural message in the book of Proverbs: listening and being responsive to feedback, advice, and correction. Whoever heeds discipline shows […]
NONSENSE OF OUR DAYS
Glynn Young wrote concerning Frederick Buechner, In “The Magnificent Defeat,” Frederick Buechner wrote this 20 years before anyone thought of desktops and laptops, mobile computing […]
GIVE THANKS
Give thanks with a grateful heartGive thanks to the Holy OneGive thanks because He’s given Jesus Christ, His SonGive thanks with a grateful heartGive thanks […]
MAKING IT PERSONAL
In a world of social media, blogs, newspapers, and opinion articles of every kind…including the Red Mountain Journal… a person can say and be anything […]