Beloved of God “running the good race”, (1 Corinthians 9:24-26; Galatians 5:7; 2 Timothy 4:7), welcome to the Training Table where the menu is carefully selected as a Feast of the Heart! And speaking of the heart, recently I was …
Getting Things Straight Once and For All! Again… Read more »
My Fellow Race Runners (1 Corinthians 9:24; Hebrews 12:1), This Training Table fare on “the staying power of thanksgiving” deals with the periods of our lives when maintaining a deep sense of gratitude is the most challenging: in times of …
“Whatever My Lot…!”: Choosing the Redemptive Path for Our Pain Read more »
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to …
The Start: Knowing Jesus, the Founder, Marathoner, and Perfecter of Our Faith! Read more »
“A Wee Bit of a Blow”: A Perspective on Perspective In the late-Fall of 1982 I had reached the near mid-way point of a three week solo bicycle tour of Scotland. I had pedaled out of London, rode the rail to …
What’s in a Name? There was a terrifically wonderful period of time some years after my conversion in 1983 when God’s providence and the circumstances of life provided me a chance to go into a much greater level of detail about my …
ALL Good… Is a Reflection of God’s Goodness “Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to …
“In Christ…”: “Taste and see that the LORD is good…” (Psalm 34:8) – Part 5 of 5 Read more »
Fruits that Grow in Vulnerability “There is a great difference between successfulness and fruitfulness. Success comes from strength, control, and respectability. A successful person has the energy to create something, to keep control over its development, and to make it …
“In Christ…” The Paradigm Shift from Successful to Fruitful – Part 4 of 5 Read more »
Feast of the Heart, “Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.” (Psalm 34:8) Shadowy Secrets Swelling Within “My grief all lies within; and these external manners of laments are merely …
Beloved of God “running the good race” (1 Corinthians 9:24-26; Galatians 5:7; 2 Timothy 4:7), welcome to the Training Table where the menu is carefully selected as a Feast of the Heart! When any person has been given a glimpse …
“In Christ…”: “… after you have suffered a little while…”—Part 2 of 5 Read more »
Beloved of God “running the good race” (1 Corinthians 9:24-26; Galatians 5:7; 2 Timothy 4:7), welcome to the Training Table where the menu is carefully selected as a Feast of the Heart! For the next five or so feasts at …
“In Christ…”: “Above all else, guard your heart…”—Part 1 Read more »