Tag: Holy Spirit

Psalm 28 – A Mighty Fortress

Going in order of Psalms I’ve not posted before, we come to Psalm 27. I have posted a few verses of this Psalm as parts of other posts, but never the whole Psalm for Psalm Sunday. I think it is an appropriate Psalm for today,...

Works of Service Don’t Earn Salvation

It is clear in scripture that God has work for His people to do, but what is the purpose of those works and what do they accomplish? In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul explains the purpose of works: It was he who gave some...

Love – A Poem

I’ve been pondering all week what to write for my Thankful Thursday poem and couldn’t think of anything. Then tonight I followed a link from a comment on my Wednesday poem and came to a post titled “Let’s Talk Love.” The blogger pointed out that...

Random Quotes – My Tuesday Three

Today, for My Tuesday Three, I just want to share three random quotes gleaned from CrossQuotes.org, the sister site of Broken Believers. I have no time or energy for commentary, but am choosing to let the wisdom of these three authors stand on their own...

Hiding My Weakness No More

As I prepared and cleaned house for family to visit this past weekend, I had my iPod playing with some of the newest (to me) music I have put on it. That included Sanctus Real, the band that opened for Casting Crowns when I saw...

Psalm 26 – I Love the House of the Lord

Taking them in order, the next Psalm that I haven’t posted yet is Psalm 26. It is a wonderful Psalm of the godly life. I know that on my own I have not lived up to the blameless life this Psalm portrays, but through Christ...

Natural Consequences of Sin Aren’t God’s Punishment

I often hear people say that the bad things that happen to them are God’s punishment for something wrong they have done. I have a friend who desires to find someone to marry, but has said that she doesn’t think God will ever bring her...

Pain and Suffering – A Poem

Okay, this is going to sound weird to some of you, but my Thankful Thursday poem today is titled “Pain and Suffering.” I’ve been trying to think of what to write all week and couldn’t think of anything that wasn’t trite. I thought of the...

No Need for a Counteroffer

I am working on a project for work that has plunged me back into my favorite topic when I was in law school – contracts. I love the whole idea of an offer and an acceptance between two people that forms a contract, and all the...