Praying the Word – Colossians 1:1-6

Have you ever considered praying the Bible?  Below is my prayer for today based on Colossians 1:1-6.  I used a devotional format that is in Jean Fleming’s book, Feeding Your Soul (Amazon link) that I have previously written about here.  If you’ve never...

The Gospel of Sin Management

One of the things I so love about the Church – the body of Christ – is that our God speaks to us through our brothers and sisters.  God often uses our relationships to make us think.  To speak a rebuke or to extend grace.  Or just to help us understand him...

What’s More Important: Truth or Benefits?

Image via Wikipedia From time to time, I think about sharing my faith – how, when, and with whom. As a follower of Jesus of Nazareth, there is an element of sharing my life of faith that comes naturally as I live in this world with my faith in God. But...

How Well do You Maintain Relationships?

Image via Wikipedia I don’t do a great job of maintaining relationships. I can talk a good game but in the end I do a much better job of maintaining distractions than I do in actually sharing my life with people. In fact, if I don’t see you on a regular...

After My Hiatus

Some of you may have noticed that I haven’t posted any blog updates in the past couple of weeks. For that I apologize first and then explain second. I’m sorry that I haven’t posted anything in the past couple of weeks. I’ve actually been busy...