“God can use anyone.” That’s what I was often told in childhood. Many of you were probably told the same thing on the principle that we need to be ready and open to serve God in any circumstance. What does this mean in practice? What does a life useful to or used by God look […]
A Word of Grace
A Word of Grace – Nov 26, 2012
Dear Friends, Sunset is a time of relief. That’s why sailors like to see a brilliant sunset. It usually means that a storm is clearing. It gave rise to an ancient mariner’s proverb that Jesus quoted to the Pharisees and the Sadducees: “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the […]
A Word of Grace – Nov 19, 2012
Note: Two word of Grace articles have been posted this week since we didn’t post last week while we were away in Texas for the recent C.S. Lewis Retreat at Camp Allen in Navasota, Texas. Dear Friends, . . . and Mattaniah, who with his associates was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving (Neh 12:8). […]
A Word of Grace – November 12, 2012
Note: Two word of Grace articles have been posted this week since we didn’t post last week while we were away in Texas for the recent C.S. Lewis Retreat at Camp Allen in Navasota, Texas. Dear Friends, There are few things more poignant or difficult than the relationship of parent and child. It can build […]
A Word of Grace – October 29, 2012
Dear Friends, As he approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard a crowd going by, he asked what was happening. They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” Then he shouted, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Those who were in front sternly ordered him […]