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Studying the book of James and … oh, the Irony
Beth Moore’s new study on the book of James is, well … challenging, to say the least. This morning as I sit here and prepare my heart for corporate worship at SCBC, I’m faced with the truth of my own duplicity! Studying James is rocking my world. Maybe more authentically I could say that it’s rocking my Continue reading
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Toddlers, Truths and Time Out
Toddlers, (especially 2 yr olds who have had very few boundaries), need Time Out occasionally. Now I realize it’s as unpopular as can be these days, but I’m still a believer in the principles of Proverbs in raising children – and as a parent I believe that there are times that a loving, controlled spanking works Continue reading
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Too Busy Loving God to be a Busybody
The more I read the gospels, the more disgusted and frustrated I become with the Pharisees. The thing is, they were always trying to stir up something. Always! Apparently they didn’t have anything better to do with their time as religious leaders than to constantly find fault with Jesus and His teaching. I guess it was Continue reading
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The Balancing Act of the Christ Follower
Balance: Emotional stability; the act of weighing factors, quantities, etc, against each other; to assess or compare the relative weight and/or importance. Brent has often said that he was going to write a book one day about living a balanced life. Although some may refer to it as “all things in moderation” (btw, this IS Continue reading
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The Kind of LOVE that Builds Up …
It’s LOVE month. And I’m enjoying (although it’s so challenging) rehearsing those scriptures that teach us about love – ones that reminds us to love others, what love looks like, how God loves us and how we are to love Him. In the midst of my reading, I came across writing by Kevin DeYoung that Continue reading
Unchained Melodye 