The quiet, persistent wish to humiliate, to pay back, to keep the score is ever present today. The death of it is only possible when we understand that Jesus has already absorbed the full cost of our own inexcusable sins. To refuse forgiveness for another is, in the end, to refuse the very mercy by …
Month: August 2026
He Can!
Why do we keep saying “I can’t” like it’s some noble confession of humility? It isn’t! Most of the time it’s just us refusing to bother God because we’d rather keep the problem under our own management, even when the management is clearly bankrupt.Not to sound like a prosperity huckster peddling divine lottery tickets, but …
The Mouse the Roared
The Mouse That Roared This is a good one! I was studying scripture at 1a.m. and all the while I was hearing noises in the dark outside my bedroom sliding door. My door is open and the screen closed and the night silent - so I can hear even the slightest noise. "This noise sounds …
Sermon on Gratitude
Presented at our home Sunday, August 9th, 2026 Good morning. I’m kind of excited about sharing this even though I know I’m bad at public speaking and preaching. It’s not my gift! I was in college the first time I spoke publicly. I played football at the University of Wisconsin and was involved in FCA. …
Obedience is Never Meritorious in the sense that it Obligates God.
So I'm working through "gratitude" and I've come to thinking about how thankfulness relates to grace. I'm also considering that even our thankfulness falls short of what God is worthy of? Of course this is not to say we should abandon gratitude. Our best service, thankfulness, belongs to God. And God owes us no special …
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