Max Lucado has long been a favorite of mine. He is so able to paint word pictures that really bring God’s truth to light. Here is an excerpt. Check out the whole article in the link If God can tolerate my mistakes, can’t I tolerate the mistakes of others? If God can overlook my errors, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'grace'
Judgement makes sense, Grace doesn’t
July 23rd, 2010 No Comments
Tags: God · God's truth · grace · Judgement · Max Lucado · word pictures
Pass it on
December 19th, 2009 No Comments
A simple, but profound, idea: Take what you know and pass it on to others! (2 Tim 1.1-2). And might I add a corollary? Receive from others with grace and pass it on as well. For those who don’t think they have anything to pass on, don’t believe that lie. God didn’t make any mistakes. [...]
Tags: grace · idea · mistakes · pass it on · receive · what you know
Holidays – Joy or Stress
December 4th, 2009 No Comments
As we enter the Christmas holiday season there seems to be two, quite opposite, feelings that are evoked. For some, there is great excitement and joy. But for others, it is a time of stress and even depression. I’d like to focus on the latter response and look at some causes and how those of [...]
Tags: anger · boundaries · Christmas holiday · depression · duty · family duty · gifts · grace · Guilt · help others · holiday · Jesus · joy · loss of loved one · me focused · obligation · payment · stress
Loving or fixing?
July 24th, 2009 2 Comments
I don’t know if it is primarily a “guy” thing but most of us guys, and especially me, are always looking at what needs to be fixed, finding solutions. I know my wife asks me to just listen, really listen, to her and not be trying to offer “fixes”. Learning to love • Being “present”, [...]
Tags: advice · being present · boundaries · correction · fixing · grace · love · praise · serving · solutions