Tag Archives: grace
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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Tagged Bible Study, Devotional, friendship, grace, joy, obedience
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Joy Above, Below and In-between
“Pay attention, O Jacob, for you are my servant, O Israel. I, the Lord, made you, and I will not forget you. I have swept away your sins like a cloud. I have scattered your offenses like the morning mist. … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving, A Final Stronghold
[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=thanksgiving&iid=7136094″ src=”e/0/4/e/President_Obama_Pardons_b351.jpg?adImageId=7858833&imageId=7136094″ width=”380″ height=”258″ /]Since I did not grow up with knowing of the Liturgical year, my Christian holiday experience is limited (by experience) to Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving. I “ranked” the holidays in just this order … Continue reading
Free to Forward
Every now and again we get the notion in our society to try and be “humane.” Sometimes the attempt to perpetrate random acts of kindness lasts awhile; sometimes we get over our sentimentality quite quickly. Either way the question remains, “What … Continue reading
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Tagged belief, christianity, direction, faith, grace, jesus, obedience
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The Changing of Seasons
And I will make them and the places all around my hill a blessing, and I will send down the showers in their season; they shall be showers of blessing. (Ezekiel 34.26) I really enjoy the changing of seasons. I … Continue reading
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International Songs of Joy
Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. (Psalm 67:4, ESV) Sometimes we fall into the pit of believing that God favors our nation above others. … Continue reading
