New Every Morning

August 13, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Cadence, Red-Handed. October, 2007.* Why Is God’s Mercy New Every Morning? Biblical promises comfort me. They remind me that so long as I breathe, I have another chance. A favorite comes from Lamentations 3: 22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;    his mercies never come to an end;23 they are new every morning;    great is your faithfulness. I thought about this verse a […]


Filed Under: bravery, confession, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, discipline, faith, God's omnipotence, grace, Lamentations 3, obedience, Pastor Robert Jacobsen, Romans 7, sin

Would You Know Me By My Love?

August 29, 2013 By 9 Comments

I’m reflecting on a different aspect of the conversation I launched here on Tuesday.  Thanks for bearing with me. I think I finally have it out of my system for now.  Give ‘Em What For!  When I was a teen, Sunday services often included a song, They’ll Know We Are Christians By Our Love. Some days I […]


Filed Under: 1 John 2, faith, God's omnipotence, grace, Isaiah 55, light, love, salvation, sin, unity, vision

Crumbs on My Heart

April 16, 2013 By

Weeping in the KitchenIt swept over me as I took a knife to the last bit of soft butter. The little pat in the glass dish was just enough for the potatoes I intended to mash. But a few toast crumbs, and maybe even a spot of pomegranate jelly, stained it. That bit o’butter wasn’t […]


Filed Under: forgiveness, God's omnipotence, Isaiah 1, mercy, sacrifice, salvation, sin

Tricked by Darkness

March 14, 2012 By

Sunset. It’s Later These Days. Who’s Springing Forward into Daylight Savings Time? I’m Stumbling On Sunday, our first day of light lingering into the evening hours, I swelled with inordinate pride over the dinner I served. I wasn’t proud of the nicely roasted chicken I presented, its skin brown and crispy, its breast still juicy […]


Filed Under: Ephesians 5, God's omnipotence, pride, sin

Rambling Through the Prophets

October 10, 2011 By

Hillside Aflame. Foothill Ranch. October, 2007 Missing Half the Story Every October, I begin to read the Gospel, as my Bible-reading plan launches me into the Good News on October first. By then, I’ve spent two months reading the prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Obadiah, Micah….those guys. May I be honest? The prophets give me the […]


Filed Under: blessings, discipline, God's omnipotence, grace, hope, Isaiah 9, promise, prophesy, redemption, sin, waiting
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