In my first post of the year I mentioned that I was going to get back to gratitude listing here again. I am starting afresh with a clean slate. A house to live in With heat that works Laughing hard, so much so that my face hurt, with Trisha and Beverly Bryant fixes lunch, such...
As I sat and listened to H. B. Charles preach, one thing jumped out at me the most. As one who for so many years doubted my salvation in Christ and struggled with legalism, this one quote stuck in my head and I’m glad it didn’t leave. It is one I want to keep in...
Are you a masterpiece or a doodle? When an artist makes a masterpiece it is a work that is not done on a whim but is usually methodic and takes time and thought. They are rarely ever just thrown together. A doodle is more of a mindless work. We doodle when we are bored and...
I have been hiking in grace now for almost twenty-two years. In all that time, last night was the first time I had ever witnessed deacons being ordained. What a blessing it was to witness such public humility. Following the example of Jesus Christ as he (as the ‘current’ leadership’ – for lack of other...
For a few minutes before our youth choir sang, while kids played a game of catch with ones confined to wheelchairs, I sat down at the piano. Playing hymns for those who could not leave to go to churches they had lived their lives in. I heard someone singing near me. She knew every word...
Hiking Toward Home