by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 8, 2014 | compassion, forgiveness, grace, guilt, longing for God, mercy, sin
One day I was trying to think of a way to illustrate the concept of “redemption” which is defined as: “To be bought back.” This story is what I came up with. Be assured that I’ve never spent time in jail or in prison–except in my...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 4, 2014 | beliefs, forgiveness, knowing and understanding God, listening, sin
The last time my mom was in the hospital, six months before she died, I paid particular attention to the sign in the bathroom which instructed us, “Wash your hands for three minutes and rinse them for two.” I couldn’t help but think of visiting our...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 15, 2013 | abuse, book review, sin
Pornography is a difficult topic and for those whose husband is struggling or addicted to this vicious stronghold, there may not seem to be help. But God has empowered Vicki Tiede to write When Your Husband is Addicted to Pornography: Healing Your Wounded Heart to...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 13, 2013 | first love, holiness, lies, perfectionism, pride, sin
And the winner of the copy of Sober Mercies is… Ta Da!..Dana… . Congratulations, Dana. And thank you everyone for submitting your names. I highly recommend you obtain a copy of Sober Mercies.We’ve talked for several posts about how God works...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 1, 2012 | salvation, sin
I’ve been slowly studying my way through Zechariah and it’s amazing (as the Word of God always is) how much “meat” is in this “minor” prophet’s book. Zechariah 3:2 is one of those meaty verses in a small dish. It reads,...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Oct 1, 2012 | assumptions, contempt, forgiveness, grace, lies, people pleasing, sin, SPSS
Let’s look at a third way that Satan accuses us. We’ve mentioned this verse before, but let’s look at it more closely. “Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, ‘Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the...