Per Venia

What a good day!  We had a good service this morning , I very much enjoyed talking about God’s resolution for us in 2009.  It’s fairly simple and not something we haven’t already heard, He wants us to be like Jesus.  Ephesians 4:22-24 lays it out in three steps, put off your old self, get [...]

That’s what it lloks like outside.  The snow has coated the ground and it looks so fresh and clean.  What a good feeling, to find those fresh mercies from God every morning.  No need to dwell in those failures or trials of yesterday.  Rather we can instead enjoy the freshness of our Father’s abundant grace [...]

I am writing this on my newest toy, an iPaq pda. My palm wasn’t dng to well. I found this on Craig’s list for 50 bucks and couldn’t pass it up. I know, I know I’m a hopeless geek!

Following is an excerpt from an article on the NY Times website by John Tierney … (I added the italics to distinguish the quote from my own writing.)
“This is an awkward question for a heathen to contemplate, but I felt obliged to raise it with Michael McCullough after reading his report in the upcoming issue [...]

I’ve continued reading in 1 John today.  The challenge from God’s word today came loud and clear. It opens by reminding me of my family lineage, God loved me so much that I am called a “child of God”.  The verses that follow describe the two primary characteristics of the life of a true child [...]

Challenges from God’s Word that is. 1 John 2:3 says this ” By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. ” Later in verse 9 John writes that if we hate our “brother” we’re fooling ourselves when it comes to claiming to “walk in the light”.  For [...]

1John1:6 If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth.
This verse challenges me, is there any “darkness” that I’m choosing to walk in? When I read this verse it reminded me that I damage my fellowship with God every time I [...]