For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. He holds success in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless, for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones. Proverbs 2:6-8 Attention, friends, for a very important message! I was going to wait and write this…
Disclaimer: I do not want to tell you how you vote (I myself have a non-partisan, mixed voting record), but I do want to influence how you approach thinking about important issues. This weekend I heard an interview where an “on the fence” voter listed a dozen reasons he was at first inclined to vote…
Peaches, summer heat, freedom, and faith in God...
Read more Simply put, sin ruins freedom, and it ruins it for everyone!
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now…
we already know what needs to be done. But do we have the will?
Read more déjà vu all over again (was Selma really 55 years ago?)
less social media and more time reading books
Read more doesn’t anyone read the classics anymore? #FightIgnorance
Here in Mississippi, Rebekah and I have been visiting in a couple of small towns. Calhoun City – where Polly‘s family are from, and Houston – where we are staying at the Bridges-Hall Manor, an elegant Victorian era B&B. This part of north-east Mississippi is one of those areas that time is passing by. Not…
remember what God requires of each one of us: "To do justice, embrace faithful love, and walk humbly with your God."
There is so much at risk on both sides of the equation, and there are no easy solutions...
Read more leadership defined (you may want to write this down)
Are we openhearted, openminded, open-spirited disciples? Are we are followers of The Way?
