I am not my usual self this morning shuffling from my bedroom out to the kitchen for my mandatory first cup of coffee. The news headlines of the past week are on my mind. A well-known pastor, brought low with his confession of sexual sin. I turn on the TV,…
Read more1 If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. 2 All these blessings will come upon you and accompany you if you obey the LORD your…
Read moreHave you ever been, “oughted?” No— not outed. Oughted. When someone decides that you OUGHT to do something. Or, when someone decides that you OUGHT to be something. Or, you ought not to do something. Usually, when I’ve been “oughted” the assumptions the person doing the “oughting” was working from,…
Read more“But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. I will sing to the LORD, because he has dealt bountifully with me.” ~ Psalm 14:5-6 (ESV) Most days I smile — actually I smile a lot. I guess that explains my fine ‘laugh-lines’ around…
Read more2 Corinthians 1:2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. A long time ago I went backpacking in Arizona. The trail went straight down a cliff (switchback style) and then another 8 miles upstream toward a valley. In the middle of the desert,…
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