March 3, 2012 Out of the Heart I know that we are not supposed to judge others (see Luke 6:37), and that only God is able to see into the heart of a man (see 1 Samuel 16:7). But right after command us to not judge, Jesus says: “No good tree bears... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Christian Living Comments: 9
February 5, 2012 I’m a Success! I graduated 7th in my class from high school, in the top 11% of my class at Whitman College, and cum laude from Lewis & Clark Law School. After law school, I passed the Oregon State Bar exam on the first try, and was offered a... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Christian Living Comments: 7
January 19, 2012 Along This Road – A Poem As I was thinking about the post I wrote for yesterday about the Road to Emmaus, the first stanza of this poem came to me. I decided to share it as my Thankful Thursday post because I am thankful for all that is written about... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Music Comments: 9
January 18, 2012 On the Road to Emmaus A number of years ago – I can’t really remember how long ago – I was reading through Luke. It wasn’t the first time I had read Luke, or at least parts of it, but as often happens when I’m reading scripture I saw something... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Christian Living Comments: 10
December 25, 2011 Opening Gifts Today is Christmas Day! Hallelujah! It is a wonderful day of celebration and great joy! I’ve been thinking today about gifts, wrapped and opened. (Well, technically I was thinking about it yesterday when I wrote this and scheduled it to post). Sometimes a gift is... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Christian Living Comments: 2
December 5, 2011 The Role of Mary in the Christmas Story The sermon series at my church for the Advent season is on Encountering God. Each week Pr. Dave is sharing about how different people encountered God as part of the Christmas story. Yesterday we heard about how Mary encountered God, with a focus on the... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Music Comments: 9
December 3, 2011 What Is Christmas All About? I’ve been tackling my to do list today, and getting ready to go shopping with my son so he can spend his Christmas money from G’ma and G’pa and I can get some white elephant gifts for a party we are going to tomorrow. I’ve also... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Christian Living Comments: 8
October 4, 2011 Biblical Prayers – My Tuesday Three Today I want to just share three of my favorite prayers from scripture. No commentary, just the scripture, in part because I just don’t have the time or energy for commentary and in part because they have the power to stand alone and require no... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Christian Living Comments: 5
July 6, 2011 Learning to Forgive – A Poem Many years ago the Lord taught me the importance of forgiving others. The command to forgive as we have been forgiven is not meant to be a burden, but rather a means of giving our burdens to God and lightening our spiritual load. I never... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 28
May 11, 2011 On Being a Faithful Steward The other day I received this great Dietrich Bonhoeffer quote in my email inbox as a “Quotemeal” from Heartlight.org: There remains for us only the very narrow way, often extremely difficult to find, of living every day as though it were our last, and yet... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Christian Living Comments: 5