Prayer – a change in direction.
I am again under conviction that I do not pray enough, I do not give myself over to it or correctly go about it. I realize that this is what grace and mercy is for, but still I want to be more disciplined. So I have my list. Not a list of wants and needs, […]
Scripture – Hebrews 10:15-18
Hebrews 10:15–18 (ESV) 15 And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us; for after saying, 16 “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws on their hearts, and write them on their minds,” 17 then he adds, “I will remember their […]
Strife
Proverbs 28:25-26 He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat. He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered. This week I have been reminded of the face of pride and […]
Selfless Christianity
My wife gets me. She has this uncanny knack to get when I am all bummed out, when I am spent. Something about her question tonight made me think about it in a strange light. We have a lot going on. Most of the people don’t care about it, they only see their needs and […]
Old Tshirts
So, it happens. I wear my T-shirts until they are ratty … down right torn to shreds and honestly it does bother me a bit, but I have other things that need to be taken care of. I wear hand me down clothing from others and friends keep my closet full of Salvation Army clothes […]
Balance
Trying to balance the difference of being ashamed of my sin but set free from my sin in Christ. Somehow I don’t think I am alone. Jeremiah 6:15 Were they ashamed when they committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed; they did not know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those […]
Workers
I am continually amazed at the process of sanctification in my own life and God’s working in the lives of others. As of late I have been drawn to the parable in Matthew 20:1-16where Christ speaks to the disciples of God’s sovereignty and faithfulness. These promises of God extend to all who come to Him by […]
Love
That look in my bride’s eyes when she sees me all dressed up in a suit… yowsers! I love weddings and my favorite part is the verse in 1 Corinthians 13 Love is patient and kind; Love is not jealous or boastful; Love is not arrogant or rude; Love does not insist on its […]
Was Dead, Now Alive
James 2:17So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. I snagged this coffee cup from my good friend Bill (William) Ciullo’s home after he passed away… yeah the humors are deep in here as I drink my coffee from a former dead man’s cup! I loved the idea that Bill […]
Why Doesn’t my Kid want to go to Church (Part 3)
Part 3 in observations from a Pastor’s heart: Why Doesn’t My Kid Want to Come to Church? [Part 1] [Part 2] Graceless was left to struggle alone in the Slough of Despond. But he kept his face turned toward the distant hills, and even while floundering in the mire — he now and then […]