Month: February 2019

God’s Approval

What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? Romans 6:1-2 (NIV)

Fighting an Imaginary Foe

It starts with an odd sensation. The best way to describe it would be to say that there is a hair caught under the skin. It kind of tickles and kind of makes the skin feel itchy all at the same time. You can’t help yourself. You know that touching the spot is just going to make it more bothersome and scratching it will cause it to spread and inflame. The problem is, the natural instinct is to rub or scratch without thinking. Notice I said, (more…)

Trust God

Just like there is so much more to earthly parenting than making sure the baby is born, there is so much more to our Heavenly Father’s parenting than making sure that we are born again.

God is Faithful

Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.

Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)

A Little Understanding – Climate Protection (part 1)

A Little Understanding – Building a Protective Covering

What does, “I need a new roof” mean? When I was a kid my dad told me we needed a new roof. I thought this was going to be a costly and time consuming job. To me a new roof meant that the house up to the top of the walls was fine, but that thing with the peak on the top and the overhang around the bottom had to be replaced. It turned out (more…)

Who Is In Charge?

I often say that God is in control but just because I say it doesn’t mean I am totally surrendered. There are just some things that either seem too small to bother Him with or too big to trust Him with.