Archive for June, 2008

Been thinking…

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

The ultimate hypocrisy that I see in the church today is the rejection of grace.  Not in extending grace to others, but in extending grace to ourselves.  We often stand in the way of our own realization of redemption because we cannot forgive ourselves. 
The reason it is easier to forgive someone else and not yourself [...]

Fathers day: An excuse to blog

Monday, June 16th, 2008

Father’s day is lame, and yet I always enjoy it.  It is lame, I believe, because it is another ploy for corporate America to generate some fake emotions and then cash in on them.  I enjoy it because I really like my kids and as their father I am very proud of them.  My upbringing, [...]

Godliness…attainable?

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Paul records in his first letter to Timothy 4:7Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly. 8For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
I have watched two movies [...]