Tag Archives: gracious

Good For the No-Good

Do we cheer when good comes to those whom we dislike or even just disagree with? Or do we only cheer when misfortune strikes these people? Do we rejoice a little when someone of the other political party is disgraced? Do we feel joy when the team we hate loses? When someone who has hurtContinue reading “Good For the No-Good”

Victorious

One of the great things about sports is the excitement of rooting for your favorite team. As the match begins, we have no idea how it will turn out, but we are hopeful that our team will prevail. Even the underdogs sometimes prevail. As they say, “That is why they play the game.” Romans 8:31-32,Continue reading “Victorious”

Slow Versus Fast

We like some things to happen fast and some things to come our way slowly. We want aging to occur slowly, but healing from our diseases to occur quickly. We want others to move quickly when we want something, but make excuses when we fail to deliver when we promise. We want others and GodContinue reading “Slow Versus Fast”

Entering New Places

When I enter into a place that I have never been before, I experience some exhilaration and some trepidation. The exhilaration comes from the expectations of pleasing experiences. The trepidation comes as a result of fear of the unknown. When we enter into a relationship with Jesus Christ, we can expect to receive forgiveness, mercy,Continue reading “Entering New Places”

Gracious and Merciful

Humans are notoriously awful at judging the motives of other people. In fact, we can’t do that, because we only see the behavior and do not know the thoughts and experiences behind that behavior. We only observe the outward characteristics of a person and do not know the character of the person developed over timeContinue reading “Gracious and Merciful”