From Guilt to Grace
Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; listen to my plea for grace. Psalm 86:6 How easy it is to to say (with a guilty conscience), “I am giving up tortilla chips as of this moment,” when the moment is right after finishing a whole bowl of them. It’s easy to be so disgusted…
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And when He comes, He will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment. John 16:8 The last week has contained lots of rain and little attention to the garden. The result is weeds. Lots of weeds. They are taking over. They are still small. They won’t be for long. I remember the last…
Read MoreNot That Nice
When I first met my husband he was an acquaintance of one of my brothers. At dinner one night early in our relationship I said something that might lead one to think that we would be married someday. My brother looked up from his dinner and said, “You’ll never marry him; he’s too…
Read MoreAbandoning Birth Control
Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward. Psalm 127:3 “It is up to us to determine how many children we have.” This is lie #27 in Nancy Leigh DeMoss’s book, “Lies Women Believe and the Truth That Sets Them Free. In it she discusses many…
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All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 The Word In my neck of the woods it’s easy to find a Bible study. There are big…
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