Category: Serving Him

Grace ~ What’s the Big Deal?

Why do I talk about grace all the time?  Why the hype?  What’s the big deal? These are questions asked by those who don’t quite understand this truth.  If a person “gets” it, there’s no way he/she can keep quiet…

Going Deeper

A short time after I became a believer a friend gave me a little booklet by Amy Carmichael, called “If”.  It was a tough book for a new Christian to read because it is primarily a series of challenges to…

Who Made Me Judge and Jury?

Whew! Serious wake-up call for me the other day!  I was attending my church Bible study, when I finally understood a concept that has been eluding me for as long as I can recall.  The Bible tells us not to…

Prayer

Wild wonder, that I can enter into Your presence… this is holy ground, wherever I call Your name and find You with me (and so everywhere is sacred, for “where can I go from Your Spirit?  Where can I flee…

Musings on the Cross

Sometimes I receive devotional e-mail from my Christian friends.  There are different kinds, from sentimental poems to quotes from various theologians.  Especially around Easter, these are often vivid and devastating descriptions of the physical suffering which the Lord endured at…