“Rabbit trails”… I looked it up the other day to make sure I was using this idiom correctly ~ to make sure my understanding of the phrase tallied with the common usage. It turns out that a “common usage” doesn’t…
Rabbit Trails In the Word
Author: Jacquie Wagner
Set Free to Live as His Workmanship
For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. ~ Colossians 1:13-14 Last Spring, Christie Lambert invited me to to contribute…
God With Us
“…and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which translated means, “God with us.” (Matthew 1:23) I don’t know why this touches me so every year, but it does. Immanuel, God with us… the Maker of the heavens and earth with…
Perseverance Persistence Persevering Persisting… Part 1
A bruised reed He will not break And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice. ~ Isaiah 42:3 Perseverance, persistence, persevering, persisting, to persevere, to persist ~ these are qualities often required by…
The Good News of the Gospel is (also) Grace!
Grace, mercy and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. ~ 2 John 3 Mercy is not receiving what we do deserve, grace is receiving…