Posts Tagged ‘Grace’
No Contest
I love a little competition, especially if my team wins or dominates. My son and I played a good bit of ping pong during quarantine. I’m sure that we improved with the competition. If I play someone that I can beat badly every time, I might not improve. One of the things I love about…
Read MoreProvisions
One of my roles as a husband and Dad is provider. I am thankful to be able to provide for my family. We have plenty of food. During this pandemic, it’s a bit risky to think about getting the virus to run to the store to get food. I am learning to be thankful to…
Read MoreTrend
I am not really much of a “trend setter” or a “trend watcher”. I heard a phrase when taking financial peace from Dave Ramsey years ago that talked about how we often try to impress people we don’t know or even like. When I was growing up my mom referred to it as “keeping up…
Read MoreOne Question
When someone approaches me and says, “I want to ask you one question”, I think that there has been great thought in that question. Andy Andrews always says, “The quality of your answers is determined by the quality of your questions”. If I want good answers, I must ask good questions. If I’m trying to…
Read MoreConsequences
I don’t always like this word. I’ve seen the consequences for some behavior seem way more devastating than the behavior would seem to call for. I’ve seen lives ruined and restored, but the consequences of the sin last for generation to generation. Solomon took 20 years to build the temple and his castle. He spared…
Read MoreConditional Prayer
“If you do this, then I’ll do that” is a conditional promise. There are also promises made without conditions. The Lord loves without condition, but I’m not sure He blesses without conditions. I recall the passage where Jesus said: “….For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain…
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