The Lord has put things on my heart before. At one time the Holy Spirit spoke to me. I, however, am a deeply flawed man and have too often yielded to my fears and inhibitions rather than God’s direction. I have done so in confidence of God’s enduring grace to forgive my intransigence. Do I …
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Forever, Expiration Dates, and Hope
It was in 1991 that I stood before Pastor Greg Carson and vowed forever to the woman of my dreams. Years have intervened and taught me that forever often has an expiration date. I have invested too much time and emotion in studying the forensics of my failures. I’ve taken my pain and magnified it …
1 Thessalonians 2:13
Have you ever had a verse embed itself within your consciousness? I have had this verse lodged in my mind since attending Bible college in the late 1980’s. I attributed this to a quirk of my mind, as I remember many things that I wish I could forget, but lately it has occurred to me …
Sorry I Haven’t Written…
Prayer has always been a challenge for me. I have never been a particularly social person, and even in terms of personal relationships I often fail to maintain my side of the social construct. I am too comfortable with silence and too easy in my own company. So, though I have a relationship with Jesus, …
Sufficient Unto the Day…
As I write this, I am assuming that my brothers and sisters in Christ are still around to read it (not that they do – Forgive them Lord, for they know not what they miss). I posit this as many have forecast that the rapture of the church would have occurred yesterday on September 23. …
What does Forgiveness Look Like?
Addressing an issue from the past, someone suggested that I had never really forgiven them. My response of “yes, I have” seemed inadequate, so I thought it important to explore further. I realized, then, that I did not actually know what forgiveness looks like. My simplistic assumption was that forgiveness was simply not holding someone …
Waiting for a Better Moses?
A judge once told me that I have a “gift for the obvious”. Although he meant it as a slight (he was always a bit of an ass), I’ve remembered it and have come to claim his assessment as a positive trait. When I started this blog, my goal was to limit my entries to …
