Forgiving Without Being Asked
For a long time now, I have been of the opinion that God wants us to forgive those who have wronged us whether they ask for forgiveness or not; whether they say they are...
Monthly Archive: September 2011
Do Your Best and Commit the Rest
Earlier this week I was feeling discouraged wondering how I could possibly do all of the things I’m supposed to do. Then I remembered Chuck Smith’s saying: “Do your best and commit the rest”....
10 Ways to Support Christians in Trouble
When Life Doesn’t Go as You Expect #7 This is the last post in my series of what to do when life doesn’t go as you expect. Christians go through trials all the time...
Are We Relinquishing our Duty?
Today I read the familiar passage in 2 Samuel where King David commits adultery with Bathsheba and then ends up having her husband killed in battle after she conceives a baby. When I read...
Keep Pressing Toward the Goal
When Life Doesn’t Go as You Expect #6 This is the next to last post in my series of when life doesn’t go as you expect, and I wanted to make it on keeping...
The Discipline of Grace
I’ve been struck recently by how it seems that many Christians go to one side or the other when it comes to growing and becoming more like Christ, after salvation. Some believe we just...
Take Responsibility – When Life Doesn’t Go as You Expect #5
After I shared my story of learning to trust God through not getting into my university course, my dad pointed out that I wasn’t without blame. And he was right. I was so keen to...
