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…
The Good News of the Gospel is (also) Grace!
Category: Faith
Holding On
Last winter was brutal in this part of the country (as in most). Each morning for weeks after spring arrived I still half expected to see traces of an overnight surprise snowfall, even though the trees had leafed and there…
Psalms To See Me Through Psalm 18: The Psalm Worth Repeating ~ Part I
The Lord Praised for Giving Deliverance. For the choir director. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord, who spoke to the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of…
What We Really Need
The world is a loud place right now. Opinions are flying quick, defenses are up, and everyone is out to get their point across to everyone else. People are mourning, people are hurting, violence continues because of hatred ~ and,…
Post-Party Feast!
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. …