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There is a section of scripture found toward the end of Romans chapter 2 (verses 25-29a) in which the topic has to do with how our actions reveal the condition of our heart a lot more effectively than do our appearances. That section ends with this beautiful phrase: “....whose praise is not from men but from God.” (Romans 2:29b) I recently observed the wife of a young man over whose soul I watch as his pastor as she publicly praised him for his excellence as a husband. I pay

It’s Christmas time. One of the things that everyone experiences at this time of year is the smells of Christmas. Cookies. Turkey or ham. Pumpkin pies. Cinnamon. Pine trees. I’ve been remembering smells lately. I found some candies recently that remind me of my grandmother. She always smelled like those candies. I found the perfume my mom wore. Standing there in the perfume aisle of a store I took a whiff and was taken back in time to when she was still alive. Aren’t scents p

"Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them...." (Romans 12:6a) The primary arena in which I have grace is that I have grace to be me. I have grace to be me IN CHRIST. I do not have grace to be me and live like hell. If I choose to live like hell...i.e., to live and practice anything or any lifestyle that God forbids Christians to live.....I'm on my own experientially. God won't supply grace to rob banks, steal, lie, practice sexua

It seems to me that there are two kinds of dissatisfaction that can work in people. It is my hope that by the end of this article what is written will have stirred up inside you the second kind of dissatisfaction. That’s right. I’m hoping you will sense extreme discomfort….but a holy sort of discomfort for which there is a holy way to satisfy it. The first got its start in the Garden of Eden and it has to do with a craving for something earthly that will somehow make our insi