What God Made Me Think About This Week“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.”Matthew 5:5 This week, I wrestled with what Biblical meekness really means. Matthew 5:5 has always bothered me because I have never been meek a single day in my life. So, naturally, I decided to take this up with … Read more
What God Has to Keep Reminding Me“For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the life that makes atonement.”Leviticus 17:11 One of my very favorite classes in college was … Read more
What God Won’t Let Me Forget“Then Abraham raised his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns; and Abraham went and took the ram and offered him up for a burnt offering in the place of his son.”Genesis 22:13 (NASB) Have you seen the guy on YouTube … Read more
What God Won’t Let Me Forget“We are the temple of the living God.”2 Corinthians 6:16 I have never really cared about appearances – my own or others’. Jenny gonna show up in a headband or a baseball cap with no makeup and a T-shirt with a message on it, and you’re either going to sit … Read more
What God Won’t Let Me Forget“You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.”Jeremiah 29:13 I have been a Judd fan since 1984. Hit me with some Judd trivia, and I will turn it into a full-blown Shakespearean soliloquy. About mid-solo-career, Wynonna did a remake of the Foreigner … Read more
What God Wouldn’t Let Me ForgetThe virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means God with us.Matthew 1:23 The greatest gift has already been given. Immanuel means “God with us.” December has a way of pulling people in a hundred different directions. There are lists to … Read more
What God Wouldn’t Let Me Forget“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.” – Matthew 5:13 The Lord has blessed me with more than one set of … Read more
What God Wouldn’t Let Me Forget“As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.” – Ecclesiastes 11:5 Sometimes the world, work, and the life that brings all its life relatives over … Read more
What God Won’t Let Me Forget“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” – Galatians 6:2 This past February, I planted tomato seeds on a whim. Woke up one morning and decided I was going to grow something. So much had died recently, I wanted life. I wanted … Read more
What God Has to Keep Reminding MeAbove all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. – Proverbs 4:23 People cheer for generosity. They hand out awards for it! It’s football season, so we’ll soon see Walter Payton Man of the Year nominees celebrated for their service. And that’s a beautiful thing. … Read more