I did a bit of reading on our road trip—just a few morsels from an old book titled Disciplined By Grace: Studies in Christian Conduct (by J.F.Strombeck,1947). I was intrigued by the authors’ thesis. He contends that “all teaching of righteous living, to be effective, must not be grounded in law, but in grace. Any […]
Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us: therefore let us keep the feast! I Cor.5:7-8 The good thing about a study in grace is that as it unfolds (and you realize with a sinking feeling how not-gracious you are) there is grace to repent and to be forgiven and to value grace all the more. […]
I sat next to my 4 1/2 year old grandson in church while the story was being read… “Now Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers they hated him even more…” (Gen.37). Even a child is drawn to this story. It is the story of God overlooking immaturity, using immaturity, […]
It’s happening, at last! The long overdue photo album is getting worked on! I had intended it as a gift when my firstborn graduated from high school…then thought maybe I would get it done by the time he got married…or at least by the time his firstborn came along? Well, eleven years have passed since […]
I love the lull between Christmas and New Year’s Day, and well, the whole ‘school vacation’ time that extends into January, easing us back into life as usual. It’s one of my favorite times of year. No students or teachers on vacation this year at our house but our sense of a schedule has ceased […]