A Putrefying Ancient Custom

I hope your Christmas was a joyful celebration of Jesus’s birth. To think of God Himself coming to earth knowing He would die for our sins is amazing–and something I can easily take for granted. I must remind myself again and again of the wonder of it. And...

How To “Put On” Jesus

My last post addressed Romans 13:14: “But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts” (NASB).As I’ve meditated on that verse, I remembered what happened the other day when I made chocolate chip cookie...

Making Provision for Sin

If you were asked, “What Bible verse do you dislike?”, what would you say? That is a question that Larry and I ask, among others, when someone new comes to us for soul care/counseling. How a person answers the question can be revealing. But even as I would...

The TRPFAW of Holiness

Internet problems were eating up valuable time. Even after multiple contacts with support people, I still couldn’t get the problem solved. I was so frustrated! Have I mentioned I was frustrated? But then I remembered what I’d committed to in my devotional...

Beware! Wild Beasts!

As I thought of my last post about unearthing the boulders, rocks and stones of sins in our lives, I was reminded of Deuteronomy 7:22, “The LORD your God will clear away these nations before you little by little; you will not be able to put an end to them quickly, for...

Picky, Picky, Picky

(Prayer Update for our Ministry here in Greece: Pray for continued ministry to those who came to the Marriage Seminar. Especially pray for one couple with whom we had the privilege of sharing the Gospel with them and we’re praying they’ll want to meet with...