"Watch your life and doctrine closely"
From the blog this week: He Will Hold Me Fast Check out these links from around the web: Parent Love and Grandparent Love “Don’t just be a grandparent—be a distinctly Christian grandparent.” Trusting God with Open Hands “Certainly family, friends, jobs, and safety are all good gifts from God to be valued and treasured. But…
“Check out this video,” a friend of mine told me after returning from a trip to Colorado. He regularly takes his Jeep up to the mountains and always returns with a video that makes me cringe to watch. The latest video was him making a right turn on a switchback that was essentially a U-turn…
From the blog this week: Ordinary Faithfulness in the Smallest Tasks Check out these links from around the web: God Wants Your Weakness “Gideon isn’t confident to do anything himself. He’s fine complaining about how bad things are, but when he is asked to do something to improve the situation, Gideon backs away. It’s easier…
Growing vegetables is slow and steady work. Hours are spent and calories are burned for what oftentimes seems fruitless (er, veggie-less?). While the work is at its highest in the spring, it certainly doesn’t start there. Investments must be made even now that will affect next season. Today, the peel of my daughter’s banana will…
From the blog this week: Our Worry and God’s Unblemished Faithfulness Check out these links: Don’t Use ‘Calling’ to Avoid Serving “How many of us have heard these appeals to serve somewhere in the church and have thought to ourselves, Oh, I’m not gifted in that area or I’m not called to those people.” 7…
I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds (Psalm 9:1). I roll over in bed and check the clock for the 50th time. My alarm will go off in a few hours, but fearful anticipation about tomorrow keeps my mind alert and my heart racing….
From the blog this week: A Time For Everything Missing Elements in Our Discussions About Apostasy “For the past few weeks, apostasy has been a trending topic among Christians. Though the discussion has been spurred by the sad news of some well-known men revoking their Christian faith, the discussion is bringing about the positive effect…
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to…
From the blog this week: Personal Update: Dissertation and Adoption Make Sunday Mornings Uncomfortable: Three Rules of Engagement at Church “But every week, people walk into our gatherings for the first time and get effectively ignored. They may not know Jesus, or they may have spent years wandering from him. Their spiritual health is on…
Hey everybody! I try to post original content at the beginning of each week that will, I hope, encourage your growth in grace throughout the week. Today I won’t be posting any new content (except this new post telling you that I won’t be posting lol). I will still post links for you to read…