We are saved by grace, not by works. My pastor recently made a comment that just really drove home this scripture. He said "Faith makes possible what grace makes available." Everything that we need is available through the grace of God in Christ Jesus. But the works of our faith appropriate what Christ died for... Continue Reading →
I remember the night I took this picture. My granddaughter had intentionally disobeyed papa. The discipline wasn't physically painful, but it sure was on my heart as she would turn and look at me with pleading, tear filled eyes. She thought the world had ended when she was told by papa to get in the... Continue Reading →
I wish that I could say I was a runner in the natural, far from it. I don't have endurance to go more than a few meters. I never learned the discipline involved with physically running. In the spiritual though, I know what it means to run with endurance the race God set before me. ... Continue Reading →
As we build our faith, we must be disciplined to add to our faith virtue. Virtue is behavior showing high moral standards. See, it's not enough to just believe, our actions must turn into behaviors. God accepts us where we are in faith, but then He helps us to grow into the unique person that we... Continue Reading →
Revenge is a powerful thing. It is easy to justify retaliation when we have been wronged. It is easy to share the wrong with others and have them justify retaliation. But God asks for us to wait on Him to handle the matter. It takes discipline to wait for the Lord to handle things. So... Continue Reading →
Meditating on that fact that God knows me, I was give the vision of a clock sitting on a mantle. The clock on the mantle tells time. It has a known purpose. I know that it is made of wood, had the white circle, the numbers and the hands that tell time. This has been... Continue Reading →
A second thought to me came about the Charity of Grace. Another argument I often give, when faced with the opportunity to share God's grace with others is that I don't know what they are going to use it for. If I give someone cash, they could use it to buy alcohol or drugs. Or... Continue Reading →
I was watching Robert Morris this morning "What's so Amazing about Grace" sermon. He gave a definition of grace as "the unmerited, undeserved, unearned kindness and favor of God." It struck me, and was completely untied to the message that God always gives us a chance to walk out, to be like Him, here on... Continue Reading →
Today as I was walking at dawn, my shadow caught my attention. After rounding a corner, several lights on the street and houses created shadows around me. Initially I saw three shadows, which is what caused me to start paying attention. As I walked at times I would see two shadows, or one shadow. For a stent where there was no shadow at... Continue Reading →
As a child, the stories from the Old Testament certainly helped shape my view of God. Although God is loving and kind, I couldn't help but recall the times where people were punished for their disbelief and because they were not the Israelites. Reading through Joshua, I had a different thought as I heard about... Continue Reading →
Restoring Voice 