Archive for October, 2004
As I read the word of God, I am often humbled by his great mercy. In Jeremiah we read much about the promised judgment against Israel and Judah because of their rebellion against God. We see the promise of destruction and desolation and then we read the restoration. The fact is Israel and Judah (and [...]
When every I read the stories of Israel and Judah’s faithless action in the books of Jeremiah and Isaiah, I am overwhelmed by their short memories. These area people who saw miracle after miracle as God brought them out of Egypt. These are a people who defeated much larger armies through the miracles of God. [...]
Sometimes it is impossible to not feel overwhelmed. Overwhelmed by the fact we have a God who does not give up on us. He is a good who forgives, loves, is disappointed in our actions and forgives and loves again. We have a God who has given us everything and continue to give and give [...]
Most Christ-followers have been taught all of their lives that God knows the past, present and future. I am beginning to question what this really means. In Jeremiah 16-18, God tells the people of Judah through Jeremiah that they have the choice to change their was and save their country or continue in sin and [...]
My mission is simple…
To be on mission with God.
My vision is God’s…
To help the widow and the orphan – the Least of These.
I am…A committeed Christ-follower
who loves a good cup of coffee, good friends and a good book.
It is amazing to read the books of the Prophets and see that they clearly told the people of Israel and Judah what would befall them if they did not repent. However, they did not. At first glance this does seem amazing, but then you begin to wonder. People all to often come to believe [...]
Psalm 123 is a short passage that has the author seeking mercy from God. In its few words it makes very clear that true mercy can only come from God. As humans we have the power (on occasion) to show mercy to others, but we only truly do this when we understand the meaning of [...]
As humans we tend to want to boast about our accomplishment. We want to boast about our children, job, house etc. As Christ-followers we forget to boast enough about God. There really is no reason to boast about ourselves. Everything we have is from God. Without him we are nothing. Yet we do boast about [...]
