mercy
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“One who gives me rest”
As these lyrics have run through my mind, I’ve felt the common thread running through all of them. Tonight my anxious mind wanted to stop the running, and I guess you could say “thread the needle” to see them all neatly typed side by side. It looks a bit like a patchwork quilt … one Continue reading
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Rambling Thoughts: Is the dualism of God v. evil Biblical?
“For God has imprisoned all in disobedience so that he may have mercy on all.” Romans 11:32 CSB God, what’s up with that? Is sin that small compared to your mercy that imprisoning us all to sin is worth it? This feels scary – like I’m a pawn in your hand. “The answer is that Continue reading
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Forgiveness changed me
I changed when you forgave me. Maybe it was the way you earnestly said that you didn’t want this to become a memory I cringed at. You didn’t want it to weigh me down. To you, it wasn’t an obstacle between us anymore and you asked me not to view it that way either. I Continue reading
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Mercy Truimphs
When my curiosity runs dry and I’ve named my anger “righteous” the one thing that can keep my heart from growing hard is looking into the perfect Word and seeing perfect righteousness as my reflection. It stops me in my self confident tracks. Because I know. I know that’s not my goodness. But it also Continue reading
The Worth Of Knowing 