by Kathy Collard Miller | Apr 25, 2012 | God's questions, knowing and understanding God
I’m sitting out on our patio watching the sunset and I remembered when our grandson was here, we looked at photos of the galaxies that the Hubble spacecraft had taken. I told Raffi that his great-grandfather (Larry’s dad) had helped to build the Hubble...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Apr 21, 2012 | grace, holiness, knowing and understanding God, unconditional love
Wouldn’t it be fun to repent because of pleasure? Doesn’t that sound attractive? A wonderful motivation?It certainly was a strange and amazing thought to me when I read John Piper’s idea of that in his book, Brothers, We Are Not Professionals. (Even...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Apr 15, 2012 | knowing and understanding God, prayer
Larry and I are taking care of our 4 1/2 year-old grandson, Raffi, and he really misses his mommy and daddy, but especially his mommy. This is actually his first time with us babysitting for an extended four days. Raffi especially misses her at bedtime because then...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Mar 27, 2012 | God's questions, knowing and understanding God, love
Do you want to feel secure in God’s love? I read about the most paradoxical assurance of God’s love for you and I. It will seem totally anti-intuitive to what we would expect. For wouldn’t you think that assurance of God’s love should come from...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Mar 24, 2012 | contempt, knowing and understanding God
My daughter and I were walking into the grocery store when we saw a little boy, possibly around 6-7 years old, pushing a cart laden with food alongside his mother. As the cart went past a rounded curb, the little boy stumbled, most likely because he was being silly. I...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Mar 9, 2012 | anxiety, God's questions, holiness, knowing and understanding God
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