FRIENDSHIP PART II
I'd love to be around the table with all of you. There is something sacramental about breaking bread together with dear friends, especially with brethren who share the same love, ...
Friendship Part I
What wonderful friendships we have developed on this blog, not superficial but deep because of the Lord knitting us together. Indeed, blest be the Tie that binds! We are different, ...
True Wisdom Part II
Jesus is in every book of the Bible, including Proverbs. This week is such a beautiful passage. I love how Keller brings out from the Hebrew that our Lord "frolicked" ...
True Wisdom Part I.
In Christ are hidden all the treasures of wisdom. The wisdom of Christ created the world and the double rainbow Laura saw last week in New Hampshire. [caption id="attachment_56590" align="aligncenter" ...
Hospitality Part II.
When I think of the stranger, someone who is different from me, it opens so many doors: the young, the handicapped, the very poor, the immigrant, one of the 400 ...
Hospitality Part I.
How do you feel when a surprise visitor turns up? Free pexels photo by RDNE Long ago, when my husband was looking to practice with other ...
Blessed Self Forgetfulness Part II.
Last week I was rereading C. S. Lewis's Screwtape Letters. Keller often said Lewis and Jonathan Edwards were his mentors. When I came across this, I realized this is where ...
Blessed Self-Forgetfulness Part 1.
I have a nephew that's book became the Netflix movie: Leave No Trace. I find that the dialogue in his books so realistic, so I asked Peter: "What's your secret ...
Peace – Overcoming Anxiety Part II.
I didn't e xpect to be so impacted by the Charlie Kirk memorial, but I was. The gospel given so clearly over and over and over. Glenn Scrivener did a ...
Peace – Overcoming Anxiety: Part I.
Tim Keller's sermons have impacted millions, including many of us. I'm going to do a series of his most popular sermons, but because this is such rich meat, I'll often ...
BEHOLDING THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT
It is a dark time in our country, with violence escalating. The killing of Democratic leader Melissa Hortman and her husband, the stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on public transportation, ...
BLESS
EVANGELISM IS KEY TO LIVING THE GOOD LIFE. JESUS PUT IT LIKE THIS IN MARK 8:35 (TLB) If you insist on saving your life, you will lose it. Only those ...
Don’t Cling to Your Life
unsplash photo by Jose Jimenez Alonso I cannot stop thinking about the verse below. I knew Jesus told us not to cling to our lives, but ...
Why Only Some Christians Have The Abundant Life
At the end of this week, I will tell you what happened when I spoke last Tuesday to 200+ International students through the ministry of Bridges. You were a big ...
What Blocks “The Good Life?”
While waiting on the sidelines for my turn to play pickleball, a woman piped up: “Dee, you’ve lost a ton of weight. How did you do it?” My first reaction ...