Monthly Archives: October, 2009
Where is wisdom found?
We at Asbury UMC have begun meeting again on Wednesday nights for food, fellowship, Bible studies, and a special speaker each week addressing community and social needs. I am increasingly enjoying these Wednesday nights. I attend the series on Growing your Faith, which reveals to us the very foundations of the Christian faith. I find …
Right, left or straight at the crossroads?
How do we know which way to go when we come to a crossroad? Prov 14:12 is one of my favorite verses: There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. So what do we do when the way before us seems right? How do we …
Grace, grace, God’s grace, grace that will pardon and cleanse within…
Over the past 15 days I have become entrenched in the Scriptures, and what a difference it has made in my outlook. Has my life changed? No. Have my circumstances changed? No. What has changed is my response to my circumstances. When I am in pain and just want to stay home I try to …
Do you love knowledge?
As I stepped out onto the deck this morning and saw some young deer foraging through the trees, I was once again struck by the beauty of God’s creation. At times I am so in awe of this world we have been given that I, a writer, cannot find the words that adequately express my …
Weights and balances
As I wade through Proverbs 11, I think back to a story my father told me many years ago. My father was an uneducated man, working in the cotton fields at the age of 7 or 8 when he should have been in school. But he was a good man. At one point, he worked …
Seeking Holiness 