Monthly Archive

Scripture Text:  Ephesians 2: 8-10

⁸For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God— ⁹not the result of works, so that no one may boast. ¹⁰For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life.

See, we’ve really figured this out. We think if we get good grades, we’ll pass the course. If we do a good job, we’ll get a promotion. If we pay our dues, we’ll be rewarded. If we’re good, we’ll end up in the good seats in God’s Kingdom. We have it figured out. But this…what do you mean it’s not our doing? We’ve been working so hard. After all, there are good people and bad people. There are believers and non-believers (and…

I read a post earlier today about the grass always being greener on the other side of the fence. It seems in our world today that we are always searching for something. Usually it has to do with an improved version of something we already possess. Even our bodies are subject to this yearning when we consider the plastic surgeries some people resort to in an effort to improve their image. Sometimes the attempts to improve result in horrible consequences. Rather than achieving a better appearance one may be left with a frozen countenance not anything like what was hoped for.

Could it be that we are searching for the wrong thing? Why aren’t we satisfied with what we have? I think it’s because we are out of focus with God. It brought to my mind Matthew 6:25-34, where we are told not to worry about our life, our food…

By Patrick Hawthorne

I’m a writer.  I do not announce this because I lay claim to any great talent.  Such boasting would be pure foolishness. No, I’m a writer because of the magnificent grace of God at work in me.  Truth be known, if not for the Holy Spirit working through me, most of what I write would be subpar at best.

So, why do I write?  Simply put, writing is my thought outlet.  Life is a river of continuous thoughts; a never ending flow of tales in the making.  Through the penned word, we are able to read tales of triumph and tales of defeat; tales of overcoming and tales of being overcome.  With but a stroke of the pen, we have the capacity to learn, teach, laugh, and cry.

Rarely does a life event cross my path that cannot be spun into a tale or a lesson. I…