Tag Archives: saving faith

Give Me Some Attitude

There’s a lot of attitude in my house these days.  Though my grandsons have been living with me now for almost three years, it’s as they get to be 3 and 4 ½ years old that the attitude-o-meter in the … Continue reading

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Wise for Salvation (2019 Rerun)

It’s a formula. May not look like it at first glance, but it is. We might not like to think that formulas should have a part in the Christian life, but sometimes they do. And, as Paul get’s ready to … Continue reading

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A Faith that Dwells

This morning, it’s a verse in 2 Timothy that has me thinking. Thinking about a faith that dwells. Opening his letter to Timothy, Paul begins with some personal musings. I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with … Continue reading

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Footsteps of Faith

Okay, I’m five days into my readings in Romans and, as it does at some point every year, it hits me this morning — that overwhelmed feeling that I’m drinking from a theological fire hose. Man, oh man, this is … Continue reading

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Listen and Do

“Listen to my voice, and do all that I command you. So shall you be My people, and I will be your God, that I may confirm the oath that I swore to your fathers, to give them a land … Continue reading

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We Are Not of Those

They needed endurance. The going continued to get tough, and some of those who had so far toughed it out were now considering getting going. As they became known as followers of Christ, some were publicly exposed to reproach and … Continue reading

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Ain’t Necessarily a Duck

It has got to be one of the scariest verses in all of Scripture. Thus, one that is worth wrestling with and one that needs to be cataloged within the filter of holy discernment. Because, according to the Spirit, despite … Continue reading

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