Peace with God in Christ
More and more I’m overwhelmed by joy when I take the time to meditate on the truths revealed in Romans with a couple of other brothers in Christ. Zeke in […]
Knowing Who, Jesus
It’s more simple than we want to admit, knowing Jesus and making Him known. We want to know the Maker of our beings in an intellectual way because we look […]
Critic or Critique
Are you one who tends to bring so many critiques to the relationships you’re in that you’ve become known among your loved ones as a critic? Part of being a […]
Held and Loved
Behold what a Savior we serve. It’s life-giving to realize that Jesus really is Who He says He is. Jesus gives us life and His Spirit and His future! We […]
Went Away Sad?! Away from JESUS…
You’ve likely heard or read the story. The rich young ruler who Jesus encounters who kept all the commands and did well except to sell all and follow Jesus. I’m […]
Friendships on Purpose
As I read in 1 Samuel in God’s Word about David and Jonathan’s very tight friendship, I’m drawn to consider with some hopefulness what power there is in believers considering […]
Materialism, an American Nightmare
Things and activities distract us from the God we could so deeply and consistently enjoy, the God Who makes Himself known to us as good and kind, faithful and forgiving, […]
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 […]
Fragile Friendships
Many people have trouble hanging on to long lasting and meaningful friendships where there is absolute trust and truth in the same friendship. I’ve had my own challenges at times […]
Being Noticed
California, probaly more than anywhere in the US, has a culture of deep desire for being noticed, for one reason or another. As I worked out at the gym today, […]
Undressing Shame
Shame… I wrote about it the other day and a friend sent me a link to the following public source – WIKI ON SHAME. Another older perspective on the meaning […]
HumblED
We all love someone who is truly humble, not falsely humble, but truly a humble and kind person. They have learned what contentment and patience and gentleness look like and […]
HATING LUST… JOY in the Battle
“God shall arise, His enemies shall be scattered; and those who hate Him shall flee before Him!… Oh God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through […]
Our Truest Love, Keys to Love that Lasts
“Rudy B” is a man I never met, but I’m intrigued by his life. Aurora B, his widow, has become a friend over the last three years, and just yesterday […]
Shocking News
Who hasn’t come home from a long day of this or that and wanted to have something to share with roommates/family, something that would really wow the group and give […]
Men Who LOVE FIRST and Watch the LIKING Grow
Another shameless look at a chapter from Tim and Kathy Keller’s book called The Meaning of Marriage… Chapter Three – Mmm good! My wife and I love a line from […]
Grounded Gospel 