From Death to Life – another journey to heaven
When I wrote my last post, it was meant to be a standalone post. But since writing it another family member has taken the journey to heaven, so I thought that I would write a follow up.
From Death to Life – She Taught me Mercy and Compassion
We called her AB the baby. During my fourth grade music class on March 29, 1982, I received word that my mom had gone to the hospital to have a baby. My baby sister, Amanda, came into this world at 3:50 pm on a Monday afternoon. She was a beautiful baby, and I loved her…
Experiencing God’s Grace…pt. 3
In the years after my divorce, I learned a great deal about God’s grace. He kept me in a home with food and clothing. He provided a strong support system around me with new friends and my church home. A couple of families adopted me into their fold so that I would have a family…
Experiencing God’s Grace…pt. 2
In part one of this series I discussed the saving grace of God. That grace that changes my eternal destination from hell to heaven. Saving grace is a gift, one that I cannot ever earn. If I was able to earn it, it would no longer be grace. I grew up in a Christian home…
Experiencing God’s Grace
Grace: elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action; – “She danced with grace across the floor” a pleasing or attractive quality or endowment – “He lacked the basic social graces” favor or goodwill
Go and Sin No More
Go and Sin No More In John’s Gospel, he records the story of the prostitute that the Jewish leaders brought to Jesus, caught in the act of adultery. The Jewish leaders tried to use…
Thanks for Looking Out for Me – part 2
As every Christian parent knows, the greatest goal of parenting is to raise your children so that they grow to love the Lord and develop their own relationship with Him. As much as I want to bring them into the kingdom of God on my coatstrings, I know that I can’t. All I can do…