Posts tagged “Forgiveness”
Empty!
An empty stomach gurgling during a silent prayer at church is embarrassing. Empty milk containers left in the refrigerator are quite annoying. My wife’s…
Smart as a worm
Are you as smart as a worm? At my church in Oklahoma, I’ve learned what to expect after a heavy rain. When I walk…
When your outsides and insides don’t match
We saw Harry Styles at Chipotle. Well, it could have been Harry Styles. He looked an awful lot like him, and confidence oozed out…
Let’s bring back Easter
I feel bad for Easter. They say that Christmas and Easter are the two biggest days for Christianity, but compared to Christmas, Easter is…
Light drives away the shadows
I recently read a children’s book to my kids about a bear who wanted to get rid of his shadow. He didn’t like having…
The buddy system
It seems to me that over the course of the past decade or so, the media has revealed a lot about Christians getting caught…
When stuff owns you
I remember the garage sale of garage sales. The big day came. After people came and went, most of my stuff was still sitting…
Jesus never twisted Scripture
Do you ever take a snippet of Scripture and make an unscriptural application? God made you. That’s true. God doesn’t make mistakes. That’s true…
No exclusions on grace
There are always exclusions, right? Everything comes with fine print. You go to the doctor and have to sign forms—lots of forms! You rent…
Your baptism is a big deal
Do you think your baptism is a big deal? Big enough to stand up and clap for, to shed a tear over, to annually…
I am the worst
I want people held accountable when they are not following the rules that I believe are good. You know, like when they steal things…
Red for redemption
I admit it: I don’t always love reading through the Bible’s Old Testament. Some books are just so … Leviticusy (read: full of boils…