Reference or Residence?

“You have had enough in the past of the evil things that godless people enjoy – their immorality and lust, their feasting, and drunkenness and wild parties, and their terrible worship of idols.” (1 Peter 4:3 NLT) As children of God, we’ve all left our past. Whether our past has left us may be anotherContinue reading “Reference or Residence?”

Scrapbook Spirituality?

“I called forth the mighty army of Egypt with all its chariots and horses. I drew them beneath the waves, and they drowned, their lives snuffed out like a smoldering candlewick. But forget all that – it is nothing compared to what I am going to do.” (Isaiah 43:17-18 NLT) Think of all the yearsContinue reading “Scrapbook Spirituality?”

How Our Past Can Flavor Our Future

“Have mercy on us and help us, if you can.” (Mark 9:22 NLT) My wife is an excellent cook. Perhaps that had something to do with her son majoring in the culinary arts. It’s fun to watch her when she’s cooking something, to put a dab of this and a sprinkle of that, then tasteContinue reading “How Our Past Can Flavor Our Future”