Listen When He Speaks, January 2019: Praise
What better way kick off the new year than with praise? The psalms are full of praise, in its varied moods. … Read more…
Listen When He Speaks, November 2018: Gratitude
It’s the perfect time of year to talk about gratitude. It’s not always easy go be grateful, is it? But grace makes it possible to choose gratitude.
Listen When He Speaks, October 2018: Self-Control
Christian behavior. It’s a matter of the heart, right? It’s being transformed from the inside out. But is that all it … Read more…
Listen When He Speaks, September 2018: Gentleness
When I think of gentleness, I think of a mother with her infant or injured child. I think of the breathless … Read more…
Listen When He Speaks, August 2018: Faithfulness
It seems all of God’s most faithful in the Bible had moments they slipped from obedience and following God’s commands. It … Read more…
Listen When He Speaks, July 2018: Goodness
I was surprised by how little there is in the Bible specifically about the various Fruits of the Spirit. I mean … Read more…
It’s not… but God
Because maybe it’s you who needs to be reminded that God is bigger, that grace is bigger. That emotions lie, and … Read more…
Listen When He Speaks, June 2018: Kindness
Kindness… another Fruit of the Spirit that’s difficult to define, and that the world could use more of. We recognize it … Read more…
Living with a Mood Disorder
Did you know depression isn’t always sad and withdrawn? Sometimes it’s angry, and it can be aggressive, too.
Listen When He Speaks, May 2018: Patience
When I was younger, quite a bit younger, I recognized how the microwave was continuing to change the way my generation … Read more…
Listen When He Speaks, April 2018: Peace
Yup, like love and joy, peace is another Fruit of the Spirit that is in short supply. Global. Societal. Relational. Personal. … Read more…
Ridiculous Joy
God is awesome. And I mean that in the right, full sense of the word. Sometimes our joy in Him just … Read more…