“My name is Justice!” hissed the monster with heaving breaths from his bent and twisted frame. “Your name is Envy.” Contentment released his arrow. “Ahhh!!!!!!” screeched Envy as Contentment’s aim was true. “Your armor is hard but it cannot protect against reality.” Pride rushed to Envy as he writhed on the ground in pain. “Who... Continue Reading →
Praying Through the 10 Commandments: Don’t Misuse His Name
"You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name." Lord, I must admit that this is a command that I have long given too little regard. Lord, I do indeed, treat your name as meaningless, a simple label. Lord, I sin... Continue Reading →
Praying Through the 10 Commandments: No Other God
And God spoke all these words: "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. "You shall have no other gods before me." Lord, Help me to realize more every day that you indeed are the only God. There is no other like you, complete in... Continue Reading →
In Peace I Will Lie Down
Dear Judah, Grace, Joanna, and soon to be born baby Spears, It has been a while since I wrote to you. As I was reading this morning I was struck by this Psalm because it so describes the world that you will grow up in. It also shows the key to successfully and peacefully thriving... Continue Reading →
Be Perfect
"Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect." Matthew 5:48 As I have gotten older, this verse has gone from being one I trembled when I read to one that I cherish and cling to. The key to the change has been the transformation in my heart from relying on my own power to... Continue Reading →
Just Trust Him
Dear Judah and my future grandchildren, We think so little of our sin because we understand so little of God’s perfection. He created a world where everything is exactly as it should be and that everything is perfectly good, wonderful, and all the other noble attributes. A person couldn’t even have a bad thought in... Continue Reading →
Don’t Add to God’s Word
Dear Judah and my future grandchildren, It is important, as well as freeing, to understand that God’s word is sufficient for you concerning how to live life. God knows you and the rest of the world completely. There is nothing He doesn’t know. There is nothing that He can’t do. And there is nothing good... Continue Reading →
God is Faithful Even When We Are Not
Dear Judah and my future grandchildren, The first 11 chapters of Genesis are God’s forward to the rest of the Bible. In order to understand the rest of the Bible, and thus the world we live in, properly you need to understand what is going on in those first 11 chapters. I hope in other... Continue Reading →
God Always Cares for His Children
Dear Judah and my future grandchildren, Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:6-7 Always remember that for the believer, God is for you not against you. God wants good things for you. ... Continue Reading →
Idols Lead Us Away from Christ
Dear Judah and my future grandchildren, If we seek our meaning in ourselves, we will crush ourselves with no power to remake. If we seek our meaning in others, they will crush us with no power to remake. If we seek our meaning in Christ, He will crush us but by His power He will... Continue Reading →