Darkness that Surrounds You – Part 4

Darkness that Surrounds You – Part 4

Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; When I fall, I will arise; When I sit in darkness, The Lord will be a light to me. Micah 7:8 (NKJV) Part 4 – Darkness that Surrounds You Go to  PART 1  |  PART 2  |  PART 3 Darkness is especially frightening if we’ve fallen or are...
Through the Beauty and Mess – Part 3

Through the Beauty and Mess – Part 3

Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; When I fall, I will arise; When I sit in darkness, The Lord will be a light to me. Micah 7:8 (NKJV) Part 3 – Through the Beauty and Mess Go to  PART 1  |  PART 2 I’m so grateful for these stories of Israel’s wanderings. To me, it’s...
Path of Grace – Part 2

Path of Grace – Part 2

Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; When I fall, I will arise; When I sit in darkness, The Lord will be a light to me. Micah 7:8 (NKJV) Part 2 – Path of Grace Go to PART 1 We put sins on a sliding scale. We say, “I’m not so bad… At least I haven’t done the...
Me, I Will Arise! – Part 1

Me, I Will Arise! – Part 1

Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; When I fall, I will arise; When I sit in darkness, The Lord will be a light to me. Micah 7:8 (NKJV) Part 1 – Me, I Will Arise! The start of Micah 7 is depressing. He was obviously feeling hopeless. He wasn't prophecying about...
Grace Strikes Us

Grace Strikes Us

The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more. Rom 5:20 (NIV) PART 1 – Grace Strikes Us From “The Shaking of the Foundations” By Paul Tillich Do we know what it means to be struck by...
The Road Less Traveled

The Road Less Traveled

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” – Robert Frost Click an image below to go to our Society6 store.
Eternal Things – Part 5

Eternal Things – Part 5

These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration prepared for us. There’s far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can’t see now will last forever. 2 Cor...
New Day – Part 4

New Day – Part 4

Though our outer man is progressively decaying and wasting away, yet our inner self is being, progressively, renewed day after day. 2 Cor 4:16 (AMP) PART 4 – New Day Go to  PART 1  | PART 2  |  PART 3 At age 26 I was diagnosed with depression, glandular fever, and...
Unfolding Grace – Part 3

Unfolding Grace – Part 3

Where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace. 2 Cor 4:16 (MSG) PART 3 – Unfolding Grace Go to  PART 1  | PART 2 In ‘Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith’ Anne Lamott writes, “It [Grace] is unearned love–the love that goes...
Heartache Tonight – Part 2

Heartache Tonight – Part 2

Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life… 2 Cor 4:16 (MSG) PART 2 – Heartache Tonight Go to PART 1 Charles Dickens knew exactly what he was saying when he began his “A Tale of Two...
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