Christmas is also a time when we remember the sovereignty of God. Christ was born! The sovereignty of God is one of of life's greatest comforts to me. God is in control! The tyrants of the world like Herod who fear God's plans are nothing before the Lord. The stories of the Old Testament show…Read more Christmas and the Sovereign God!
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Christmas is Love
One of my favorite warm and fuzzy Christmas songs is by Alabama, "Christmas is Love." Who can think of Christmas without thinking of love. Love is the life that Jesus Christ lived. He gave his unconditional, sacrificial loving life to save us from our sins. This Christmas think of the people that God are especially…Read more Christmas is Love
John Cassian on Pride
The following is from John Cassian writing in the fourth century. That the evil of pride is so great that it rightly has even God Himself as its adversary. How great is the evil of pride, that it rightly has no angel, nor other virtues opposed to it, but God Himself as its adversary! Since…Read more John Cassian on Pride
Miracle or Coincidence
Forty five minutes from now a group of us will gather in the sanctuary at Woodland Church to pray. Why? We believe Jesus' word and his example. He told us to pray without giving up. He modeled faithfulness in prayer himself. He told us some things won't happen unless we pray. Our community has been…Read more Miracle or Coincidence
Maintaining Trust When You Fail
Several years ago a business friend of mine recommended a book over breakfast. Sheepishly he said, you're going to find some of the language offensive. I assured him its not like I haven't heard offensive language before and if he thought it was an important book I'd read it. The thesis of the book was…Read more Maintaining Trust When You Fail
Thanks to our Veterans
The painting is my wife's. It hangs in our family room. The nest symbolizes our home and the four blue eggs are the four wonderful children God blessed us with. She enjoyed painting it and all of us enjoy seeing it in our home. Each time I see the painting I have this warm feeling…Read more Thanks to our Veterans
Giving Trust
Christopher stood on the side of the pool. He was five years old, blond hair, blue eyes and nervous. I'm saying to him, "Jump in! I'll catch you." He studies the water, he studies me and stands there wanting to jump but he was thinking. "Christopher, trust me." He leaps and we are laughing and…Read more Giving Trust
Taking on the Bullies
One of the most important things parents can do is to prepare their children against bullies. Bullies not only hurt children emotionally and physically, but also they can affect the way kids feel about themselves after the bullying incident is over. Remember parenting is about today and also about the future (see our book, Boundaries…Read more Taking on the Bullies
How underdogs can win: newyorker.com
How underdogs can win: newyorker.com. This is one of the better articles that I've read in a long time. In the doctor's office today I had a long wait that seemed very short while I read this. A lot of truth in this article!
Following Christ
In college we were fond of singing “I HAVE DECIDED TO FOLLOW JESUS.” There was no doubt regarding the direction we were taking in life. At the time, I didn’t even consider this to be a risky decision. It’s was simply amazing to know how much God loved us. The call to leave the world’s…Read more Following Christ
Coram Deo 