Category: Christian Living

The Way, the Truth, and the Life – A Poem

My favorite verse in all of the Bible is John 14:6. Jesus has just told the disciples that He will be going back to Heaven to prepare a place for them and they know where He is going, and Thomas replies that they don’t know the...

Between Grace and Obedience

Last week I received the following quote in my daily Quotemeal from Heartlight.org. I really liked it and immediately copied and pasted it into a draft post for later writing. As I thought about what I would write for today, I was reminded of this...

Christ Is All – My Tuesday Three

Here it is Tuesday morning, and I woke up with no post scheduled and no idea what I was going to write about for My Tuesday Three. I began to lament ever having started this Tuesday theme because it would have been easier to just...

They Held Their Heads High

Today is Memorial Day in the United States. It is the day we remember those who so loved their country and their fellow Americans that they were willing to lay down their lives to protect them. When I was a kid, to me Memorial Day...

When God Says No

I had a plan for what I was going to post today, but then something happened on Thursday night that changed my focus. I returned home from my late work meeting a little after 9:30. I was sitting in my living room, reading blog comments...

Asparagus Linguine for Recipe Friday

Last Saturday at Farmers’ Market I got a bunch of asparagus, not really having any idea what I was going to serve it with. Then when I did my grocery shopping for the week, I didn’t get any fresh meat, planning to try to use...

Music Monday Extra – Double Header

I heard both of these songs on my iPod this morning when I was getting ready for work and listening to my Christian playlist on shuffle. They are a nice addition to my regular Monday post from this morning. This first one is a great...

The Sky Didn’t Fall Down, But I’m Ready When It Does

According to one group, Family Radio, last Saturday was supposed to be Judgment Day and the beginning of the Rapture.  Actually, it was just one man since many of his employees didn’t actually believe him and schedule appointments for well after this date. Lots of people joked about this,...

Psalm 78 – Teaching Our Descendants

 Okay, so this is going to sound kind of strange, but here is how I decided what Psalm to post today. As I was driving back from the frame shop with my son, we passed a number 78 bus. The number 78 just jumped out...

I’ve Never Been to Kenya

There has been a lot of talk about missions at my church lately. The leadership teams have been talking about it. Our guest speaker last week shared about his 3-month mission trip to Indonesia. Our pastor’s wife and one of his twin boys (only 8-years...