The quote below was from two posts on this date in 2009. I am occasionally surprised by how often certain experiences are repeated in my life…… Almost the same feelings accompanied me last night as I drove wearily into my driveway. I had spent much of the...
I have shared on several occasions with friends or students about a lady who attended church with us when our children were preschoolers. I made a point of making her acquaintance to see if she was as gracious as she appeared. She was a retired kindergarten teacher in...
Justification is a solitary covenant with God. He extends grace to us e RN when we are still in our sin. We repent and receive it by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Sanctification is a communal process of shared covenant to encourage and live out the “one...
Question from a friend: God told his people he’d restore what the locusts took and told Job he’d restore his joy and he also made promises to Abraham and Moses and others. Just because he did it for them doesn’t mean he’ll do it for...
I love today’s Special Sunday Seedbed Daily Text devotional! It is from E.Stanley Jones’ “In Christ.” This is my reflection on Jones’ insights, withsome insertion of my SELF-talk as I read!…… “…..we must...
5/27/14 by Joni Byrd Saying Goodbye with Grace I am studying for a degree in counseling, and in a textbook, I recently read a statement about hospice care that really caught my attention. The book stated that it is often during the last days, hours, or even minutes...
