September 8, 2017 “… do you love me more than these?” John 21:15 The Message “Who do I love?” … “Who will I miss?” … “How have I spent my life?” … “Am I ready for what’s next?”* 4 Questions: Maybe you’ve asked yourself these questions over time. Maybe they unfolded in a crisis or … Continue reading 4????’s
July 26, 2017 “For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.” Philippians 1:6 New American Standard There is only one Person who knows what your life looks like perfectly. It looks like Him because He is the … Continue reading Ready .. Set .. Let go
May 10, 2017 “Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love” Ephesians 1:4 Message Can you let yourself be loved? Really loved? Made whole love? It”s what happens inside of you when … Continue reading Being loved that much …
May 3, 2016 “Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love.” John 15:9 NASB Jesus knows exactly where you “abide’ .. where you heart leans during the day .. where your mind is focused .. and where you draw your strength. His words to his disciples and … Continue reading Staying put …
December 16, 2014 “This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son ..” John 3:16 The Message How much is your “how much” worth? God loves you. You were worth his Son. Sometimes that may seem like a distant fact, when in reality it is what holds … Continue reading Son Designs …
December 15, 2014 “For God so loved the world…” John 3:16 New American Standard He loved what he created. Everything about everything that he spoke into existence was spoken and formed out of love. There were no regrets .. nothing to reconsider .. and nothing made from partial love. But then, God made you. First, … Continue reading His love never quits …
“When everything was hopeless, Abraham believed anyway, deciding to live not on the basis of what he saw he couldn’t do but on what God said he would do. And so he was made father of a multitude of peoples, God himself said to him, “You’re going to have a big family, Abraham!” Romans 4:18 … Continue reading
August 8, 2013 “And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ…” Ephesians 3:17-18 New International “The most foolish thought, the most insane idea is that God does not keep … Continue reading Growing beneath the dirt …
March 11, 2013 “He takes in sinners and eats meals with them, treating them like old friends.” Their grumbling triggered this story.” Luke 15:3 The Message Jesus never got the “formula” right. He didn’t act religious. He didn’t spend a lot of time arguing theology. He didn’t act like the Messiah they were no longer … Continue reading Kissing Pigs and Keeping Score …
March 1, 2013 “I want you woven into a tapestry of love, in touch with everything there is to know of God. Then you will have minds confident and at rest, focused on Christ, God’s great mystery.” Colossians 2:2 The Message It is so complicated .. Love. It is incredibly simple .. Love. God’s final … Continue reading Complicated and Simple … all-in-one…
Grace Gripped 