I am in one of those weird spots in which I know God is doing something…. I can feel it in my bones…(Yes, I’ve gotten old enough to feel things in my bones!) There are definitely some things stirring. Can’t put my finger on it, but I’m...
The Grace of John 3:16 CBByrd 6/23/21 God’s Prevenient grace ….. that loving regard God had for me before I even came to realize how much he loved me, simply because he created me and knew me before I was born. John 3:16 says: “God so loved the...
A graphic look at the operation of grace in our lives. I was reading a Seedbed publication, This Is How We Know. that we used this last spring for a Lenten study. I was reviewing it before I move into Lent next month…. On page 128 I saw this again: “Many...
Sinful conduct separates us from fellowship with Holy God but never from the steadfast love of God. It may also separate us from fellowship with other people even though their love for us continues as well. I’ve seen this over and over in life recovery counseling...
There are moments when one sees a situation playing out in a way that looks so familiar it almost feels like deja’ vu. But the second time through a sudden awareness dawns: this is a spiritual attack. It had all the same preceding characteristics…… rapid onset...
I was having one of those “as we drove along” conversations with Titus 2 ladies the other day. We’d had some difficult situations through the week and I took this captive-audience time to talk to them about guilt. As I shared with them, it is a...
