Overwhelming Welcome

Lord, keep fresh in my being the incredible truth of the Prodigal Son—the selfish young man asked for his father’s wealth to be split now before the father had even passed away so he could go spend what he had living wildly and lavishly. The father, I’m sure even knowing how the young man would…

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Holiday Angst

   What does your holiday meal sound like?     I know, WHAT? How does my holiday meal correlate with what God requires of me? Let me put it together for you. Do you agree with everyone in your family on every topic in every circumstance at every moment? Ta dah! Still don’t get it?   …

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Is It Too Late?

Unless I am convinced that my wrong is utterly sinful I have no need of a Savior. Jesus told a story about a self-righteous religious person and a tax collector (lowest of the low in that day). The religious person prayed about himself: “Oh, God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers,…

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The Dictates of My Capricious Heart

When we read this verse I think we picture all the bad people in the world doing bad stuff and God is offering them a way out. But when we do a deeper dive into this passage this is actually God talking to HIS people. He’s saying that when His people are following the stubborn…

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