Author Archive: Pastor Carol Grace
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 …
There will always be good and evil–Choose good
Proverbs 10 begins by giving us a list of antithetical statements and that theme of do this and suffer wrath or do this and receive reward continues throughout the chapter. Giving us comparisons to choosing good vs. evil is a very effective method of teaching. We are told again about wisdom vs. folly, work vs. …
Wisdom and Folly issue invitations–whose call will you heed?
I am a mocker. Bad news for someone attempting to entrench herself in Proverbs. I mock Larry when he trips over his own feet; I mock politicians with whom I disagree; I even mock myself when I try to speak with both feet in my mouth. But I am also a seeker of wisdom. I …
