The menu is not the meal. The recipe is not the meal. Reading our Bible is not the same as sharing the Gospel. When the Word says, “Taste and see that the Lord is good.”
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Abundant Life in Christ
Why Would God Say Something Like THAT?
God’s Word is not primarily the story of great pillars of the faith deserving of God’s praise and our imitation. It is the story of God’s grace and redemption in the life of the proud, short-sighted, unfaithful, lying, adulterous screw-ups who can’t find their way to the only porch with a light on–even with a divine GPS to show the way.
Read moreBubble Lady
The mother smiled. I smiled. Smiles were everywhere. That little bottle of bubbles had transformed the whole scene.
Read moreWriting Sisters: Going All Out for God
It was early one Thursday morning at the Perk Avenue coffee shop. We had been meeting weekly, writing together for a year, and were praying about what to write next.
Read moreThe Mud of a Man
Airborne blossoms simulate snow, a blushed blizzard of parachuting pear petals touches down on up turned ground, a new garden. Seeds captive in a sack await almanac for thumb deep immersion in sanctified soil, new
Read moreAdding Value to Grace
Christ is not to be held in the fringes of our existence. He is to be our existence. And we best serve Him by serving His church and, in turn, one another.
Read moreGiving Blood on Good Friday
When I give blood on Good Friday next month, I’ll continue my practice of praying for the “whoever” who will receive my donation. I’ll have both my Bible and my heart open, praising Jesus for loving me to death and back, a “whoever” desperately in need of his life-giving blood.
Read moreThe Unseen Foe
Looking through my office window I could see him coming. The enemy. He rounded the corner of the building in a determined stride that caused dread, fear, and anxiety. How was I going to
Read moreDating Like Airplanes
This month, I’ve had the privilege of reading Dating Like Airplanes: Why Just Fall in Love When You Can Fly? by Caleb Breakey. At first I questioned myself. Why would a married person want to
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