Posts tagged “Grace”
It’s just a thing
Do you know what happened to the first light bulb ever invented? After hundreds of hours of working by Thomas Edison, his errand boy…
The day a tree stops growing
One of the largest and longest-living trees in the United States is the Seven Sisters Live Oak in Mandeville, Louisiana. This massive tree is…
The gift of now
Listening to the news and the watercooler gossip about the news, there’s a pretty good consensus that everyone’s positive everything’s bad in the world….
Today is the day the Lord has made!
Do you ever shop at Aldi? With four small, seemingly always hungry kids at home, I sure do! One of my favorite things about…
Temporary shame
While shame is a good thing (Jeremiah 6:15), God doesn’t want it to last too long. Just ask Eve. A few summers ago, I…
White as snow
Living in a northern state, I really enjoy snow. There are few cozier feelings in this world than snuggling up with a good book—across…
That doesn’t seem right!
When Jesus taught the disciples about forgiveness, he said, “Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come…
Listen when he speaks
There was an old TV commercial about a financial firm named E.F. Hutton. It showed Mr. Hutton in a busy restaurant or on a…
God makes you new
There are only 17 people mentioned specifically by name in Hebrews chapter 11 as great heroes of faith. From the beginning of time until…
Like a tube of toothpaste
Here is what I learned about the Bible from a tube of toothpaste. My wife and I have conflicting views of how to squeeze…
The truth about lying to yourself
Most of us grew up with parents who warned us about telling lies to others. One time I disobeyed my parents and, without their…
A clean whiteboard
I left dinner instructions on a whiteboard for my family and then headed out to run errands. At the end of the night, I…