PSALM 95:1-5
Singing songs of praise… we don’t do that very often. It is kind of a weird thing, to sing about something you love so much. Once in a while there are songs attached with sports games after a team wins, but even that is rare. And yet here it is commanded of us, to praise […]
GALATIANS 5:4
Two paths… Path 1: the way of grace, humility, faith, gratitude, Spirit empowered obedience, and following Jesus. Path 2: the way of works, pride, law, self focus, and self-motivated earning. Path 2 may give you results. May make you feel good about yourself but it won’t save you. Path 1 may feel difficult and […]
LUKE 7:47
This passage is a hard one for me to read because I often find myself in Simon’s sandals. He righteously looks down on this woman for her sinful reputation. And here she is embarrassing herself in Simon’s house, wiping Jesus’s feet with her hair and tears while kissing him and anointing his head. Awkward. And yet […]
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