"I acknowledge my transgressions; and my sin is ever before me." -David, Psalm 51:3Does this verse present a cog in the mechanism of grace for you? Does it keep you wavering...
So ... does grace make light of sin?As a child, many things made sense to me that can only make sense to those who don't know any better. Let's face it, how many of us grew up seriously musing...
What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it? (Romans 6:1-2 NASB)No doubt many of you have heard these verses...
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. (Galatians 5:16 NASB)How do these words hit you ... as freedom or as bondage?Do they demand that freedom is found only...
Ask a scientist to describe"sight" and he might show you a dissected eye and explain how it works. YOU would probably show me a beautiful sunset or a rainbow or a library full of books to...
Not too long ago I received an email with the subject line, "Struggling to keep my eyes off women""It’s spring time and the women are not covered with fur coats anymore, if you know...
A few years ago, a very close couple often related what they called "bogey alerts". What this dear lady referred to was the onslaught of "well intentioned" random confrontations from...
I mean, what if being "dead to sin" was more than just a Biblical phrase? More than a "Christian" concept? More than a doctrine to be discussed or argued? More than a position...
Greetings to you who share in the miracle of God's life. For this life is not held together by the strength of your will, nor of your understanding, nor of any effort you exert! If being "in...
This week's Spoonful comes compliments of my wonderful wife (aka, Dignz) who recently revisited some of my past Shoveletters and added comments with numerous excerpts. Her few notes are found between...
Do you go through your day hearing a voice that condemns you so that it often drowns out what your Father has spoken to your heart? Do the thoughts that come through seem to validate the fact that your...
Could it be possible? What kind of a question is this, anyhow? Am I suggesting that it might not be true? Or could it be that I believe it so much that I'm challenging you to consider it in every...
"IT IS FINISHED!" is the central-most feature of what is called Christianity and yet it is called into question by many who own the name "Christian". Don't you find that just...
The religious mind of man has indeed perceived God after its own imagination so as to picture him as an angry supreme being who needs to be placated. The sin-payments found in the animal sacrifices of...
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