And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another —and all the more as you see the Day approaching (Hebrews 10:24,25). Fox News commentator Bill O’Reilly opened his show the other [...]
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Living and loving relationships keep you sane
Posted in Christian fellowship, Christian love, Christian Man, relationships, tagged Job, House MD, We need the eggs, Bill O'Reilly, mental health, Facebook, Skype, technology on May 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I’ll love you even if…
Posted in Christian fellowship, Christian life, Christian love, God's justice, holiness, judging others, relationships, tagged Christian freedom, House MD. Love is Blind on April 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. It is written: ‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord,every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.’ So then, each of us will give an account of [...]
This changes everything!
Posted in Christian Man, God the Creator, relationships, tagged Alcoholics Anonymous, Celebrate Recovery, House M.D. Season 8 Man of the House on April 27, 2012 | 2 Comments »
“You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me before I [...]
It’s His smile that matters
Posted in backsliding, comfort, God's compassion, God's grace, Jesus, Loving God, relationships, suffering, temptation, tagged depression, House MD on April 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“When I smiled at them, they scarcely believed it; the light of my face was precious to them (Job 29:24).” I think six months of winter is a little much, even for the Finns. Finally, today I have seen the possibility that it might be over. As I walked by the largest lake in the country [...]
Our dirty little secret
Posted in backsliding, Christian fellowship, Forgiveness, relationships, spiritual warfare, tagged Billy Joel, Dirty Little Secret, Honesty, Just the Way You Are, PostSecret, The All American Rejects on October 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »
“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed (James 5:16a).” “When I eat I feel like a failure.” “I take more than the suggested dose.” “My family is rich, but I shoplift every day.”` “I am a peaceful person who happens to be filled with violent [...]
“Here comes da judge”, and it shouldn’t be me
Posted in Christian leadership, Christian love, relationships, Work, tagged boomerang kids, compassion, economy, manners, recession, teaching on September 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things (Romans 2:1).” This has been one of those weeks when my patience as a university English teacher has been sorely tested. While I [...]
My quest is to leave a balanced bequest
Posted in Christian fellowship, Christian love, God's guidance, prayer, Purpose, relationships, tagged 10 Happiest Jobs, Abigail, Band Perry, David, If I Die Young, Nabal, Plain White T, Rhythm of love, Richard Ford, Steve Denning, The Sportswriter on September 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
“Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, who turned the rock into a pool, the hard rock into springs of water (Psalm 114:7,8).” “My head is stuck in the clouds She begs me to come down Says “Boy quit foolin’ around” I told her “I love the view from [...]
We can’t be lone riders in life
Posted in Christian fellowship, Faithfulness, justice, relationships, tagged Cain and Abel, Lone Rider TV movie, recovery principles on September 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
” ‘When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?’ The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them. The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, he hates with a passion. On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a [...]
Turning the page
Posted in backsliding, Christian life, Christian love, Christian Man, Lordship of Christ, Obedience, relationships, tagged philosophy, Richard Ford, The Sportswriter on August 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
”And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor [...]
Celebrate recovery
Posted in backsliding, Christian life, Christian love, Christian Man, Church, Obedience, relationships, temptation, tagged Celebrate Recovery, Dr. David Hawkins, support groups on July 27, 2011 | 2 Comments »
“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective (James 5:16).” As I sat in the coffee shop a few days ago, I had an epiphany. I didn’t just have a problem; I WAS the problem. [...]
