Among the terms of so-called "Christianese" is the concept of grace. The pithy description of grace is "unmerited favor" and it is often discussed with mercy. Mercy, being not getting what we do deserved, and in contra...

Look at me! I'm on such a Xanga hot streak right now! Three entries in one week? As JT would say, I'm pretty much "on fiah!" Because I am broke and poor and destitute, I have not yet purchased Casting Crowns' latest C...

UPDATE: And a few hours after FOXNew published their article yesterday... ABC News put out a story entitled, "The Muslim Hajj: a pilgrimage worth risking life for."  Ah, gotta love it. ..... Reuters published an ...

I John 2:15-16 “”But woe to those who know not their own misery, and greater woe to those who love this miserable and corrupt life.” Thomas a’ Kempis The obvious image whenever I consider this line of thought, at leas...

"What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you?  Is it not this that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have so you fight and quarrel.  You do not have because you do not ask.&n...

If you were to die tomorrow and arrived at Heaven's door, looking back, what would your regrets be?As I said yesterday, this was one of two questions asked at Smalls.  I was dismayed that of all the 30-somethings th...

Two questions have lately been posed within my small group, one which asks if you were to die tomorrow, what would your life regrets be?  The other asks what you would give up in order to be closer to God?  It ...

II Chronicles 1:10-12 “Man’s happiness does not consist in the possession of abundant goods; a very little is enough.” Thomas a’ Kempis In all the mission trips I led - International Falls, MN, Savannah, GA, Martin, S...

After an unwanted and stressful encounter, a friend finally regained composure and expressed a sense of acceptance saying, "Well, I guess everything happens for a reason." That was the second time I'd heard that phrase...

  The Day to Celebrate Thankfulness fast approaches! It has become one of my favorite days of the year. It's such a simple holiday and therein lies it's appeal. A day set aside to revel in the positve side of life a...