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
How Did I Miss That? Part 21: Sin is its own Punishment
How Did I Miss That? Part 21: Sin is its own Punishment Do not sin anymore, so that nothing worse happens to you. John 5:14c In my opinion, there are a number of misconceptions about sin. First and foremost is that sin is offensive to God. We are created in the image of God, and … Continue reading How Did I Miss That? Part 21: Sin is its own Punishment
How Did I Miss That? Part 20: The Enemy is Within
How Did I Miss That? Part 20: The Enemy is Within Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. Luke 4:1-2 When I was growing up, there was a popular comedian named Flip Wilson. … Continue reading How Did I Miss That? Part 20: The Enemy is Within
How Did I Miss That? Part 19: Worshiping ≠ Following
How Did I Miss That? Part 19: Worshiping ≠ Following Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there my servant will be also. John 12:26 Twenty-one times in the four Gospels, Jesus says, “Follow me.” Clearly, Jesus sought for followers. In order to follow, we must commit to two types of action, … Continue reading How Did I Miss That? Part 19: Worshiping ≠ Following
Contemplating Grace 