I sit here contemplating the grace of God. What does it look like? What does it do? What does it mean? What is its purpose? What is Grace? Is it simply God's 'goodness' to us? The Bible says in Romans 2:4 that the "goodness of God" should lead us to 'repentance'. Repentance is a big theme in the new testament. It seems that we as God's children are called to it. Jesus… Read More
Dear God, please help me to lose weight. Amen Have you ever prayed a prayer like that? I mean it doesn't have to be about losing weight. Maybe you asked for help to stop smoking, or for the courage to stop hanging out with the wrong people, or for the ability to get up earlier in the morning, or to help you get a job, or for the strength to stop eating so many doughnuts. … Read More
Today we went to the water slides, which is something our family does every summer at least twice. Its one of our favorite traditions. Today however, was slightly different from all of the other times we have gone before. Today, two little girls almost drowned, right before my very eyes. To be quite honest it happened so very fast I never had time to truly contemplate the… Read More