August 2015 – Grounded Gospel

Month: August 2015

Worship in the Quiet Places

Our days are full, friends, and if we aren’t careful, our worship in the quiet places will be a worship of things. What do we meditate on in the quiet […]

Grounded Gospel

Mordecai-like Guys in Your Life

This morning I read about Mordecai in the story of Esther with a special attention on his genuine love for his daughter-like cousin. That’s right, before ever unofficially adopting Esther […]

Friends in History

Faith, More Riveting than Fiction

“riveting” defined: completely engrossing; compelling Faith in the eternal God of the Bible is more riveting for our souls than the best intense fiction we could pick up or watch […]

Friends from around the World

Radial Gospel Consideration and Beelining One’s Soul to Following Jesus

21 Now when all the people were baptized, and when […]

The City of Merced

Risk and Safety for Young Families

As a young family, my wife and I feel we have both the energy to take risks for the glory of God and yet the need to be good stewards […]

Friends around the USA

The Highest Educator

Periodically I consider going for my master’s degree in either business or biblical studies (Counseling or M Div). Yet, at this point I see the school of life and lots […]

Friends from around the World

Useful Calm in Wicked Storms

Let us call it what it is, utter wickedness. Anyone or anything set up against God and His children is either intentionally or unintentionally definable as opposed to God, which […]

Friends Who Live Near Us

Breaking the Silence

It has been a spell, friends, since my last post. I have been aware of the Grand Contractor of Heaven laboring in my heart, and I have been aware of […]