You know that every great story starts with “Once upon a time”…when you hear those words…it makes you think a certain way…
Every great romance story has key ingredients – you need a hero, you have a beloved who has become lost or captured or stolen, you have an enemy or at least some tremendous obstacles, [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Learning to Let Go
Posted in Living Water, tagged anger, Bible, Christ, Christianity, Christians, church, Ecclesiastes 3, faith, God, Jesus, letting go, new, Psalm 32, sin, spirituality on December 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There are these twin trees in my neighbor’s back yard. Here it is in December and one of the trees is barren but the other one still has nearly all its leaves. When I noticed it yesterday, I thought that was strange. It has been windy enough and its twin has let go of its [...]
The Unlikely Rescuer
Posted in Living Water, tagged 4 Him, Christianity, Christians, Christmas, church, faith, God, good news, gospel, hope, incarnation, Jesus, Jesus Christ, joy, love, mystery, peace, random, religion, revelation, sin, spiritual, spirituality, thoughts, world on December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s seems easier and easier to get lost in what Christmas isn’t about…
Black Friday, gift cards, parties and other events are all well and good. And in religious terms, we talk about joy, hope, peace, love (sounds a little 60’s doesn’t it and things like the Incarnation.
But beneath of all that, like [...]
Drawing Near
Posted in Living Water, tagged answers, Bible, children, Christianity, church, faith, family, God, James 4, kids, parenting, parents, personal, prayer, questions, random, sprituality, thoughts on December 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
James 4:8
Drawing Near
“Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.” James 4:8
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you –
But why would he do this?
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you –
But why would he want to draw near to me?
Draw near [...]
