“[God’s] love isn’t dependent on our faithfulness, but on His. We don’t deserve His mercy, yet He freely lavishes it on us. We can never earn His love, yet He extends it to us every
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Don’t Start 2024 with a Clean Slate
A Clean Slate January 1 started out with our often-repeated routine: taking down the Christmas decorations and storing them away. Once they were out of sight, we turned our attention to cleaning and re-staging the
Read moreDon’t Wait–Tomorrow Might Be Too Late!
So now I ask you, dear lady—not as if I were writing to you a new command, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another” (2 John 1:5 HCSB). All I
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Part of the Story Seems like everyone wants to be a part of the story of Jesus’ birth at this time of year. A flurry of activity filled with plays, music performances, Nativity reenactments, and
Read moreTransitions Require a Leap of Faith
Transitions can be terrifying and difficult. Last year I took a leap of faith. I moved to Wilmington, NC. It didn’t make a lot of sense, and some people who love me are still scratching
Read morePay-it-forward: the ultimate expression
A little more than two decades ago, the book-turned-into-a-movie Pay It Forward started a movement. The story is about a boy who, for a project, chose three unexpecting and undeserving people to do an act
Read moreThe Lost Art of Writing Christmas Cards. (And Some Things We Should Maybe Lose Instead)
Right now, I could be writing my Christmas cards. Instead, I’m going to write about writing my Christmas cards. Except this post is not really about writing my Christmas cards. Pay close attention. You see,
Read moreGo to the Ant and Be Wise
Go to the ant and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. Proverbs 6:6-8 Go to the Ant and
Read moreWhy Storms?
Why Storms? I now live on the North Carolina coast, on the eastern seaboard of the United States. We experience our share of Tropical Storms and the occasional hurricane. As I sat on the sand
Read moreAdvent Day One from the Pirate Preacher
No one knows the day and hour of my second coming, except the Father. As the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be my second coming. Then
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