thoughts on life and faith
12 Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.13 Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. 14 Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in … Continue reading The Heavy Lifting of the Church
10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. 11 And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. (Matthew 2:10-11) We have seen these verses so much, they have lost their impact. The story … Continue reading Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh
11 As for you, O Lord, you will not restrain your mercy from me; your steadfast love and your faithfulness will ever preserve me! 12 For evils have encompassed me beyond number; my iniquities have overtaken me, and I cannot see; they are more than the hairs of my head; my heart fails me. (Psalm 40:11-12) Our Lord never restrains His good. His mercy … Continue reading Unrestrained Mercy
4 “Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered— how fleeting my life is. 5 You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand. My entire lifetime is just a moment to you; at best, each of us is but a breath.” … Continue reading Days Are Numbered, But Hope is Not
11 For the honor of your name, O Lord, forgive my many, many sins. 12 Who are those who fear the Lord? He will show them the path they should choose. (Psalm 25:11-12) I am in that "many, many" stage of life currently. It has been a wild few weeks which have led to me saying countless "I'm sorry"'s. … Continue reading The Week of Sorry
3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin. 4 For my iniquities have gone over my head; like a have burden, they are too heavy for me.(Psalm 38:3-4) Working with teens, I am reminded of what I thought of God in … Continue reading What I Didn’t Know Growing Up
25 I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread. 26 He is ever lending generously, and his children become a blessing. (Psalm 37:25-26) I believe that everything in the Christian faith can be boiled down to Psalm 37. It is bursting with the … Continue reading Wisdom Purchased With Tears
16 For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ. (1 Corinthians 2:16) This is one of those mornings. The type of day where you think deeply about mistakes you made. This is a day in which we measure ourselves to some unrealistic … Continue reading The Mind of Christ
20 Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe. … Continue reading Jesus is Simple, His Followers are Not
11 As Jesus continued on toward Jerusalem, he reached the border between Galilee and Samaria. 12 As he entered a village there, ten men with leprosy stood at a distance, 13 crying out, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” 14 He looked at them and said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed of their leprosy. (Luke 17:11-14) … Continue reading One Thankful Leper
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