believe, Bible, Ephesians, Father, God, Jesus, Matthew, obedience, Romans
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” – Jesus As I read Matthew 7 this morning, this verse caught my eye. Actually, the heading above this...
God, John, parenting, spiritual growth
I’m angry. Fuming. More than mildly annoyed. The short version of why is we had some work done on our house, and the workers suck. I am sitting here waiting for them to come back FOR THE THIRD TIME to correct work they should have gotten right the first...
abortion, depression, evil, God, grief, pain, spiritual growth
It’s hard, this life. This summer, in particular, has felt like one gasp after another – personally, globally. Murder is everywhere, in every form. The pre-born, the just born, the born not-long-ago, the bearing, the bearing arms, the unarmed, the armed...
2 Peter, God, grace, temptation, trials
“…the Lord knows how to rescue godly men from temptations…” (2 Peter 2:9, NASB) I hadn’t ever heard it put that way before. I could use a God like that because, frankly, I can’t rescue myself from temptations. I know me. I know my flesh. I know the allure temptations...
