How Did I Miss That? Part 30: Words are Metaphors Welcome with meekness the implanted word that has the power to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. James 1:21b-22 There are many words that, when spoken to another, create a visual sense of shared meaning, … Continue reading How Did I Miss That? Part 30: Words are Metaphors
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How Did I Miss That? Part 29: The Road to Nowhere…
How Did I Miss That? Part 29: The Road to Nowhere… I will lead the blind by a road they do not know, by paths they have not known I will guide them. I will turn darkness before them into light, the rough places into level ground. Isaiah 42:16 Several decades ago, a friend and … Continue reading How Did I Miss That? Part 29: The Road to Nowhere…
How Did I Miss That? Part 28: Tithing is not Enough
How Did I Miss That? Part 28: Tithing is not Enough But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and herbs of all kinds, and neglect justice and the love of God; it is these you ought to have practiced, without neglecting the others. Luke 11:42 Of all the expectations placed on … Continue reading How Did I Miss That? Part 28: Tithing is not Enough
How Did I Miss That? Part 27: Growth is not Chronological
How Did I Miss That? Part 27: Growth is not Chronological But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like one day. 2 Peter 3:8 Beginning at birth, our bodies go through a mostly predictable cycle of growth, maturation, … Continue reading How Did I Miss That? Part 27: Growth is not Chronological
How Did I Miss That? Part 26: Hope Springs Eternal
How Did I Miss That? Part 26: Hope Springs Eternal Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and reverence. 1 Peter 3:15b-16a Hope is much different from wishful thinking. Hope is grounded in knowledge and … Continue reading How Did I Miss That? Part 26: Hope Springs Eternal
Merry Christmas!
The Morning of Christmas Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means, God is with us. Matthew 1:23 ‘Twas the morning of Christmas, when Love came to earth, By way of a tiny and humble child’s birth; His parents had traveled so far from their home, … Continue reading Merry Christmas!
How Did I Miss That? Part 25: Prayer is a Way of Life
How Did I Miss That? Part 25: Prayer is a Way of Life Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-17 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as … Continue reading How Did I Miss That? Part 25: Prayer is a Way of Life
How Did I Miss That? Part 24: Truth is Paradoxical
How Did I Miss That? Part 24: Truth is Paradoxical Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. John 11:25c-26a A paradox is something that seems contradictory to popular opinion or common sense. The good news is that paradoxical reasoning does … Continue reading How Did I Miss That? Part 24: Truth is Paradoxical
How Did I Miss That? Part 23: Faith is a Good Start
How Did I Miss That? Part 23: Faith is a Good Start Then the king will say to those at his right hand, “Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty … Continue reading How Did I Miss That? Part 23: Faith is a Good Start
How Did I Miss That? Part 22: Unity ≠ Uniformity
How Did I Miss That? Part 22: Unity ≠ Uniformity The glory that you have given me I have given them, so that they may be one, as we are one. I in them and you in me, that they may become completely one, so that the world may know that you have sent me … Continue reading How Did I Miss That? Part 22: Unity ≠ Uniformity
Contemplating Grace 