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I have come to understand that the darkness in the world is so great sometimes that we fail to stand on our belief about how great God’s love is for us. “Lord of all, of church and kingdom, in an age of changes and doubt, keep us faithful to the gospel; help us work your purpose out. Here, in this day’s dedication, all we have to give, receive; we, who cannot live without you, we adore you! We believe!” (God…..
I want to share two thoughts about life. One, “life can beat you down, but letting it beat you, that’s a choice.” (The Last Champion) Second, “life isn’t about what you can achieve; it’s about what you can become.” (American Underdog) Both of these thoughts are life-affirming and have caused me to continue to re-evaluate the direction that my life is moving in. Many of us do things because we’ve been taught to be the best people we can be. …..
I know God has forgiven me all of my sins, but how do I forgive myself? The Resurrection makes it easier to forgive myself, but I sometimes wonder does God’s forgiveness get exhausted with having to forgive so many of His children? We need to trust that God has more hold on us than we have on Him. When that trust wanes from time to time and doubt tries to push it out of the way, the Evil one is…..
There are two kinds of grace: cheap grace and costly grace. Cheap grace is sold by some churches like cheap wine that we crave daily. It is a general truth that offers the world an inexpensive covering for its sins. Cheap grace avoids the Living Word of God and its personification of Jesus Christ. Cheap grace justifies sin without naming the sinner. Cheap grace does not free us from the problems of sin; it is the grace we give ourselves. …..
God was there when I was born, and He’ll be there when I’m old. He was there in my baptism and waited to see my life unfold. He walked beside me as a child and gave me faith the size of a mustard seed. I wandered off in my youth to find the demons of the world. He was by my side as I heard the Word with gladness. Mom and dad taught me to praise the living Lord, the…..
Today is Father’s Day, and I’m thinking of my dad as a minister of thirty years. He knew how to take a Bible passage and make it understandable to all of his congregations. Once a congregation understood how caring and knowledgeable my dad was, the membership of his congregations always grew. Along with my mother, the duo became a powerhouse of Christian love and grace. My brother and I were always a part of their successful ministerial career. My dad’s…..
It’s Palm Sunday. The day my Lord rode into Jerusalem, with crowds waving palms and singing joyous hymns. Children brought him flowers, and adults placed their robes on the ground. All pressed into to see this man of God and touch the hem of His robe. “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” As beautiful as today is, I feel His pain approaching on Maunday Thursday. Gethsemane was a beautiful…..
Forgiveness is defined as letting go of resentment towards someone or pardoning them. Forgiving is usually hard for all of us, but it is often much more difficult to forgive a family member because we have lived with that person almost all of our lives. We love and respect them and want nothing but happiness for them. In my case, the person I needed to forgive was my father. He was a minister, one with love and caring at his…..