1 Peter 2:24 “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.” The human heart is caught in a contradiction. On one hand God has placed eternity in our hearts, leaving us with a God-shaped [...]
Psalm 139:7-10 Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the [...]
Ask most parents how they are doing and you hear, “Busy!” “My schedule is crazy!” “I am running kids all over the place.” “I feel like my life is lived in the van!” Certainly parenting is a busy time, but too often we add unneeded stress. Here are four things to do to cut [...]
All God’s attributes are in fully in play at the same time all the time. He is to be considered in whole, not in parts. God is… Holy: Pure, perfect, and separate from evil. Incomprehensible: God is beyond human understanding. Job 36:26 How great is God– beyond our understanding! Isaiah 55:8-9 “For [...]
Young parents, cherish every day. Time goes fast. My wife Lori and I wrote the following thoughts (hers are in italics) when our children were 10, 8, 6, and 1. Now our oldest two are married and live in different states. Our third daughter is in college. And the one-year-old is a sophomore in high [...]