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Thereto I Pledge Thee My Troth

Saturday, February 10, 2024
While I like to reflect on the beauty of a January snowfall in the homeland (Canada), not so in Texas where snow flurries usually mean nothing more than icy roads... Read More

Above and Beyond

Monday, November 20, 2023
A specific biblical phrase recently caught my attention. The Apostle John used it in his Gospel when telling about the miracle of the loaves and fish. For days now I... Read More

Hesed: The Kindness of God

Wednesday, November 01, 2023
If you are over 50 and grew up in a Southern Baptist Church, you surely have a memory of standing in Sunday School, or gasp! the whole church in the... Read More

The Patience of God: Hold Your Horses

Tuesday, June 06, 2023
“Hold your horses!” Though I did not understand the phrase, I did know Mother intended me to settle-down-and-be-patient. I still struggle with patience, but God does not. It is part... Read More

Grace, Grace, God's Grace

Sunday, April 09, 2023
The contemplations of Easter week tug at my heartstrings each and every year. From the joy and Hosannas of Palm Sunday, to the cleansing of the temple courts, to the... Read More

Our God is a Just God

Wednesday, April 05, 2023
Midway through Holy Week we turn to another attribute in our quest to know more fully the character of God. Comparable with seeing wrath as a quality of a perfectly... Read More

The Righteous Wrath of God

Sunday, April 02, 2023
The Lenten season is a period of preparation: to draw near to God, gaze at Jesus, and allow your heart to open further to the Holy Spirit’s conviction and comfort.... Read More

Boundless Love and Mercy

Wednesday, February 22, 2023
It’s Ash Wednesday, a day that begins the preparation for the celebration of Easter, otherwise known as Lent.  Joel 2:13 (NIV) says, Rend your heart and not your garments. Whenever... Read More

Discipled by a Well-Crafted Phrase

Saturday, October 01, 2022
I enjoy being discipled by well-crafted phrases, phrases that capture spiritual truths. The Love of God, a small book from the Oswald Chamber’s Library, recently provided exactly those sorts of... Read More