Can Do

“I can do everything through him who gives me strength.”  — Philippians 4:13
“But it’s too hard!”  The Bible never said being a follower of Christ is easy.  What it does say, though, is that we have power from God to lead a Christ-honoring life.  Oft miscited as inspiration to achieve personal desires, Philippians 4:13 is [...]

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Just Ask

“You do not have, because you do not ask God.  When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.”  James 4:2-3
“What just happened here?”  That’s the likely reaction when God responds to a prayer we didn’t expect him to answer, and [...]

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Bryce Canyon Photos

Bryce Canyon photos are up on my Flickr page.  Grand Canyon up next!

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Zion National Park

Pictures from my recent trip to Zion National Park are up on my Flickr page. Pics from Bryce Canyon and Grand Canyon coming up soon.

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Happy Anniversary

Today marks the one-year anniversary of this blog. To my regular readers — all four of you — thank you for your support and comments. I’ve enjoyed hearing from you. I confess I haven’t updated the blog with posts as often as I would have liked. Last year was breakneck busy. This [...]

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Less of Me, More of Him

“let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise–the fruit of lips that confess his name.”  — Hebrews 13:15
Sacrifice involves cost.  Offering a sacrifice means giving up something.  Sacrificing something that costs nothing is no sacrifice at all.  Cf. 1 Chronicles 21:24.
We offer a valuable sacrifice when we praise God even in times when [...]

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The Church and Vocation

I began reading Redeeming the Law: Christian Calling and the Legal Profession by Michael P. Schutt, a book given to me a while ago.  I did not have a chance to read it until my recent vacation.  I’ve only read the first chapter, and already it has sparked some thoughts.  The book speaks of the [...]

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