Posts tagged “Forgiveness”
Billy Graham, a glimpse of God
Billy Graham’s daughter Ruth, in her book on forgiveness, recounts the day when her father gave her a stunning glimpse of our Father. After…
Stop playing it safe
I am a safety-holic and don’t take enough risks. I asked some guys at church if they wear safety glasses for yard chores like…
Being a Christian is hard!
“Why is my life as a Christian so hard? It wasn’t this hard before.” That has been spoken or thought by many new Christians….
Best chapter ever?
In the early 1600s, Thomas Goodwin, an English preacher, wrote a lot of words about God. A lot of words. When put together, Goodwin’s…
The dumpster story
There was once a man who had a secret stash of pornographic magazines. One day when his wife was gone, he indulged his sinful…
Struggling to forgive?
On Memorial Day, my husband and I traveled to attend a graduation party. We had traveled an unspecified distance (still under dispute—one of the…
You are the plan
There is an old legend—and I stress it is merely a legend—that illustrates a good point. The legend is that after Jesus ascended into…
Overflowing
“Excuse me, sir?!” I was trying to exit a coffee shop as a kind lady behind the coffee bar continued, “I was listening to…
The Word is life
Somewhere in Somalia, Christians risk their lives to read the Bible. After sunset, a brave disciple retrieves a hidden Bible from a cave, sneaks…
Take the world, but give me Jesus
It is amazing how many giants of music and the arts today weren’t recognized as giants when they were alive. Schubert couldn’t find steady…
Your audience of one
The audience gathers eagerly. The eighth-grade band students are dressed in their best backstage, nervously waiting for each of their names to be called…
Your activity is not your identity
Years ago I tapped into my Bible nerdery and tried to count all the names that Christians are called in the New Testament. In…