Category Archives: Devotional

Musings and Confessions from Personal Bible Study

Hairy Arms (Pt. 1)

Yesterday I shared just a few thoughts about the current version of “men” purveyed by popular “culture.”  It is my firm belief that only man’s Creator has the right to define what makes “a man.”  Yesterday I encouraged men to learn how to … Continue reading →

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Cherished: A Love Confessed

When someone says,”I love you” it is decision time, isn’t it?  Do you remember the first time you uttered those words to someone who wasn’t your mother?  Did you mean it? Did you understand what you meant?  In the days … Continue reading →

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Wrapped

[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=wrapped&iid=7310676″ src=”0/3/f/d/Ancient_Egyptian_mummy_ff41.jpg?adImageId=9643399&imageId=7310676″ width=”234″ height=”355″ /]What are you wrapped up in?  A television show, a sports season, a job, a relationship, a house, a hobby?  What empowers you to face the difficulty of the day and to look forward … Continue reading →

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Unrecoverable Loss

[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=hurricane+katrina&iid=914721″ src=”5/9/3/3/Demolition_Continues_On_9ac7.jpg?adImageId=8962211&imageId=914721″ width=”380″ height=”253″ /]Due to the events of the past decade we are becoming familiar once again with unrecoverable loss.  The new millenium promised a recovery from the stock market blowout of the late ’90 but … Continue reading →

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Feeling Worthless

[picapp align=”right” wrap=”true” link=”term=worth&iid=175814″ src=”0172/f1c91276-dabb-4ad6-a689-f468004e4013.jpg?adImageId=8861712&imageId=175814″ width=”234″ height=”156″ /]Whatever the future holds, it is likely to prove impossible to restore in full the sanctity of life view. The philosophical foundations of this view have been knocked asunder. We can no longer base our … Continue reading →

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To Give an Offense

[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=eating&iid=7386012″ src=”9/b/0/a/Indonesian_Tree_Man_50bd.jpg?adImageId=8819663&imageId=7386012″ width=”234″ height=”156″ /]Grace that reflects the power and presence of the Holy Spirit is simultaneously strong and sensitive.  Long before “political correctness” became a catch phrase, there stood a Biblical command to exercise freedom in … Continue reading →

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