The Bible is full of horrible things. Rape, murder, human sacrifice, incest, slavery, genocide, they all abound. Jealousy, backstabbing, bickering, revenge, it’s all there. The Bible is full of terrible people, and it’s a beautiful thing! …….WHAT? Practically every kind of sin and horror you can think of is in this Book. All weaving a story […]
The Cost of Speech.
I tend to have a lot to say. I guess you’d need to, to have a blog. I’ve certainly been surprised that I’ve been able to generate the amount of content I’ve been putting out with relative ease. I guess I have even more to say then I knew. So why is it that when […]
Why Fear Light?
What keeps us from Him? It’s the question crying out from the core of my soul as I watch so very many lost and weary and broken people. Why? Why won’t they reach out? Why do they fear His goodness and grace and beauty? Why fear the wholeness that comes from Him? Why love the […]
Is God Not Fair? Part 3: The Justice of God
To be Fair: Agreeing with what is thought to be right or acceptable. :Treating people in a way that does not favor some over others. :Not to harsh or critical. This is the third in a series exploring the fairness of God. If you missed the first two parts of this series I recommend your read them before continuing. You […]
In Trial You Are There
In Trial You Are There A Poem By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ In my time of trial You are there In my time of trial You are there ~ When I face the turmoil Of this world In my time of trial Your will unfolds ~ When I’m in the desert You are there […]
A Man and A Message: The Last Sermon of Billy Graham
I was going to post something different today. I had it all ready to go. But it’s being pushed out till next week. I watched the program put out by Billy Graham. Did you? It’s being called his last message to the world. At 95 I suppose you can’t expect much more. As I watched […]
Never to Late, Never to Far, Never Beyond God’s Arms.
Do you feel you are to far from God’s Grace? Many feel their sin is just to big, or maybe that it has just been to long, they are who they are now and that simply can’t be changed. Is it true? What are the limits to God’s Grace? There is a parable that Jesus […]
New and Old Wine and Wineskins
Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect complained to his disciples, “why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” Jesus answered […]
Testify to Grace
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. Has the LORD redeemed you? Then speak out! Psalm 107:1-2a We’ve all messed up. It’s one of those universal facts of life. We’ve had moments, or even whole seasons, in life in which looking back on we can only say that […]