Cain was expected to look after his brother and killed him. Killed him out of anger, killed him out of jealousy, killed him through ignoring the call of God to deal with his own issues rather than taking it out on his brother. Whatever you think of the historicity of the episode in scripture, there […]
Read More Keeping a BrotherMoreover Blessing It was something Authrine reminded me about. She was talking about how God responded to Solomon’s request. So I went to read 1 Kings 3 and loved how Solomon put himself at the mercy of God to just get the wisdom required to operate in his position as king. That degree of humility […]
Read More Moreover Blessing & Even Though LoveThere is talk about needing to forgive yourself. I understand that – it can be quite something when the biggest weight of condemnation is the one you place on yourself. Yet, forgiveness is not primarily something we should be looking to do to ourselves. First and foremost the issue of forgiveness should be seen in […]
Read More Psalm 32 – ForgivenChildren are brilliant. A set of siblings have a unique understanding of how they operate and are able to get away with certain things because of what they can communicate between each other and then to the outside world. It’s so fascinating getting insight into their thinking and their dynamic. I was watching a set […]
Read More Contrition, Confession, Repentance and Thanks For NovemberRecently I had the privilege of sitting in on a small prayer meeting. The thing about settings where there’s a small number of people is that if those in attendance are interested it gives room for lively and engaging dialogue. The nature of the prayer meeting gave space for people to share their prayer points, […]
Read More The Choke HoldThere are different types of Columbo episodes. One I particularly admire goes along the following lines. As you know, because like me, you love Columbo, the show is not about guessing who did it. It’s about seeing how Columbo can outwit them so they may be duly caught. There are murders that take place, however, […]
Read More It is a ReliefFaith is a fascinating term. It’s certainly intriguing when we consider the first incident of Luke chapter 17 (verses 1-10). In it is a familiar saying about faith that if you have the portion the size of a mustard seed you can say to a mountain be removed and it will do it. It’s a […]
Read More A Look at Luke 17 – A Basic RequirementLife is made of decisions and consequences of those decisions. Some of those decisions are really smart ones. Like having Thursdays be called Treat Night and garner the love and adoration of your children forever for ensuring that on one night of the week they get to splurge. That is a smart decision. Good things […]
Read More Restorative RelationshipsIt’s one of the most relieving truths to embrace – there is forgiveness. Years of being burdened with the issues of what happened yesterday and the day before. Fear of rejection, crumbling inside and the thought of if I could ever be accepted and loved again. Accepting His outstretched arms to embrace. Accepting His love […]
Read More Thank God for … ForgivenessPoor Stephen cannot get a break. The Stephen in question is the dude mentioned in Acts 6 and 7. And by a break, I refer to me bothering his story again and again and again. On this occasion I am just amazed at his final words. Then he fell on his knees and cried out, […]
Read More Solid September Signing: Seeing Forgiveness In The Light Of Christ
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