Megastore Mercy

“He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” – Micah 6:8 (NIV) It never ceases to amaze me how God uses our everyday comings and goings to teach us about His character.  […]

Sort of

“You shall have no other gods before me.”  Ex 20:3   Are you a sorter, placer, or bin user?  I’m a sorter. Actually, to be more specific—a master bedroom, floor-using, pile-making, sorter. I’m curious what you are.     This past Monday was laundry day.  And not just regular laundry day, but the necessary kind of laundry […]

When Sin Comes Too Easy

“And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can’t.  I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway. – Romans 7:18-19 (NLT) Wrestling with sin […]

In the Dark

“The woman (answered) the serpent, ‘We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’” Genesis 3:2-3 NIV (my emphasis) A stir-fry was on the […]

Go On Now…

“So now, go.  I am sending you to Pharaoh, to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.   But Moses said to God,  ‘Who am I, that I should bring the Israelites out of Egypt?’  And God said, I will be with you.” Ex 3:10-12a  (NIV)  “….Moses answered, ‘What if they do not believe me or […]