John 21 {Prayer} Once I start a project, it needs to be completed. I don’t like leaving things half done. Now granted, even though I may go through all the planning steps and think I have considered every option, something unexpected happens and throws my timetable off. But it’s just a slight delay.…
John 21:1-19 {Prayer} One of my favorite movies is Gone in 60 Seconds. It’s about a brother who gave up stealing cars to protect his family to stealing cars in order to save his brother’s life. My favorite car in the movie, my dream car, is a 1967 Shelby GT 500 Ford…
Luke 22:31–34, 54–62 {Prayer} “The Look”. We all know that look. It’s the look that says you crossed the line. Children know that when mom or dad give “the look” that something bad is about to go down if they don’t change their ways. It doesn’t have to be loud. It doesn’t have to be…
John 21:1-19 {Prayer} Throughout this Forgiving Challenge we have been working through the word SCARS . SCARS are marks that remind us something once went wrong. The acronym SCARS stands for Sin, Confession, Absolution, Restoration, Sanctification. Last week we talked about why we aren’t free. We aren’t free because of sin.…
Matthew 17:1-9 {Prayer} The other day in Wal-Mart I found myself in the lightbulb aisle. Picking out a lightbulb isn’t an easy task anymore. It used to be what size and what wattage. Now there are a ton of options. Regular or candelabra base? LED, halogen, or incandescent? Clear or clouded? Lumens instead…
Matthew 5:13-20
Psalm 98:4-6 {Prayer} There are certain moments in life when joy just comes out. Birthday parties, pep rallies, Christmas morning, concerts where everyone sings together. That kind of joyful noise is exactly what Psalm 98 is talking about when it says, “Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth, burst into…
Genesis 2:4-7, 15-25 {Prayer} Handcrafted items are worth more than something similar made in a factory. When Jessica and I found out we were expecting Faith, I decided that I was going to make her a toy box. Now I could have gone out and bought one, but since I personally cut the…