Category Archives: Write the Word

“Celebrate the Festival of Harvest with the firstfruitsof the crops you sow in your field…”Exodus 23:16 Harvest was payday in an agrarian society. Weeks and months of backbreaking toil finally paid off when it came time to harvest the grain. … Continue reading →

I love the seasons. I love the rhythm they bring to life, the transformation they bring to creation, and the variety they prompt to my wardrobe. When I think of the seasons, I want to sing along with The Byrds’ … Continue reading →

Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others,as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. I Peter 4:10 On Sunday afternoons when I was a kid, my parents would drop off me and … Continue reading →

I do not set aside the grace of God,for if righteousness could be gained through the law,Christ died for nothing!Galatians 2:21 If Paul wore a t-shirt, it would read: Don’t mess with the Gospel! This former Jewish Pharisee/enforcer of the … Continue reading →

“Let your conversation be alwaysfull of grace, seasoned with salt,so that you may know how to answer everyone.”Colossians 4:6 Paul provides a recipe here for our words with others: Full of grace Seasoned with salt The context is interaction with … Continue reading →

“…all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,and are justified freely by His grace through the redemptionthat came by Christ Jesus.”Romans 3:23-24 If you grew up going to Sunday School, you know this one! “All have sinned.” … Continue reading →

“The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.”Psalm 103:8 David writes in the Old Testament about God’s compassion and grace. We like focusing on thispart of God’s nature. We often think of it as a New … Continue reading →

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. Deuteronomy 6:5 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your … Continue reading →

“…give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” I Thessalonians 5:18 [NIV] Prompted by my pastor when our oldest was only one year old, I began to pray for a thankful heart in … Continue reading →

“… from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.” II Timothy 3:15 Paul is writing to Timothy, his spiritual son. (He refers to him … Continue reading →