The Heart of Christmas

December 19, 2010 By

Me, Ayden, and the top of Cadence’s head, Christmas 2009 Reason to Celebrate We’ve decorated our Christmas tree, attended parties, bought (but not yet wrapped!) gifts, baked, and hung lights from the eaves. Our nativity sits in its place of honor, where lamplight illuminates the figure of the Baby Jesus in His manger. Mistletoe hangs […]


Filed Under: baby, baking, birthday, blessings, Christ, Christmas, family, friends, gifts, God's omnipotence, Luke 1, mystery, praise, promise, salvation, worship

Go Tell it on the Mountain!

November 30, 2010 By

Son-in-Law Rob, Brand new Grandson Sawyer, Husband Rich Greatest Gift God could have sent us anyone, or anything, to secure our salvation. After all, He’s God. He has the advantage of omnipotence and He could have worked that out any way He chose. But He didn’t send anyone. He gave us His only Son. And because […]


Filed Under: advent, baby, blessings, Bob Coller, Christmas, family, gifts, God's omnipotence, Isaiah 9, sacrifice, salvation, worship

Grudging Grace

November 6, 2010 By

Jockeying Faith isn’t Bowling In bowling one can score a perfect game of 12 strikes. Faith is different: none of us is perfect in our walk with Christ. Especially me. A week or so ago I was driving home from work. Two lanes over, a woman in a sedan was caught behind a red light while attempting […]


Filed Under: conflict, faith, forgiveness, God's omnipotence, grace, heart, patience, Romans 7, salvation, traffic, works

A Halloween Tumble

November 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Full Term Elaine and Cadence Blood Matters News that Elaine had experienced eight hours of vigorous labor and was en route to the hospital led us to race to San Diego in the wee small hours on Halloween morning, expecting to greet our newest grandson, Sawyer. Just as we arrived in the city, Sawyer’s other grandma, […]


Filed Under: 1 Peter, birth, Christ, God's omnipotence, grandchildren, hospital, sacrifice, salvation
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