5 Truths about God and Works
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10 I didn’t know much and they seemed to know a lot. They seemed to hear from God and I was not yet convinced I could. So, I listened to them.…
Read MoreFrom 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…
Read MoreMerciful Weeding
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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