Category: American Society and Culture

• The Right Kind of Righteousness: Faith in the Good News

  I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The…

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  December 4, 2011

  American Society and Culture, Devotions, Spiritual Formation, Spiritual Transformation

  Devotions, Faith, Relying on God, Righteousness, Spiritual discipline, Spiritual Growth, Spirituality and the natural world

• Giving Thanks: Finding the Peace of God

  This is the second repost from November of 2010.  Hope that you all have a Thanksgiving filled with blessing. Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.  Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. – Psalm 95:1-2 Let your…

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  November 24, 2011

  American Society and Culture, Devotions, Spiritual Formation, Spiritual Transformation

  blessing, Christianity, Faith, Provision, Relying on God, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving, Writing

• Giving Thanks: Our Unchanging God

  Since I will be on vacation for the next two weekends, I am reposting for this week and next week.  This week is a repost from November of 2010.  While some of the language is specific to that year, the thoughts behind it are still true.  I hope that this is a timely encouragement during…

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  November 20, 2011

  American Society and Culture, Devotions, Spiritual Formation, Spiritual Transformation

  blessing, Christianity, Devotions, Faith, fatherhood, Love, mercy, Provision, Relying on God, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving

• The Right Kind of Righteousness: Overcoming Poverty

  The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern. – Proverbs 29:7 (NIV) Poverty is certainly a growing issue of debate and concern today.  Unemployment rates, foreclosure listings and protests have been media regulars for the last few years.  A sour economy has soured our attitude toward the rich,…

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  November 13, 2011

  American Society and Culture, Devotions, Spiritual Formation, Spiritual Transformation

  blessing, Devotions, humility, Poverty, Provision, Relying on God, Righteousness, Thanksgiving

• The Right Kind of Righteousness: Blessed by God

  But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you. For surely, O LORD, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield. – Psalms 5:11-12 (NIV) It is…

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  October 30, 2011

  American Society and Culture, Devotions, Spiritual Transformation

  blessing, Christianity, Devotions, Meeting God, Righteous, Righteousness, Spiritual Growth

• The Right Kind of Righteousness

  Can a mortal be more righteous than God? Can a man be more pure than his Maker? – Job 4:17 (NIV) Righteousness is talked about often in scripture.  Men have written about the righteous God, His righteous people and the righteousness that comes through faith.  God has given us His righteousness through His Son and…

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  October 23, 2011

  American Society and Culture, Devotions, Spiritual Transformation

  blessing, Christianity, Devotions, Righteousness, Spiritual discipline, Spiritual Growth

• Gardening Tips: No Need for Seed

  Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.  Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.  And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in…

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  October 17, 2011

  American Society and Culture, Devotions, Spiritual Transformation

  blessing, Christianity, gardening, Generosity, mercy, Provision, Relying on God, Seeds, Spiritual discipline, Spiritual Growth, Spirituality and the natural world

• Gardening Tips: Fallow Ground

  For six years you shall sow your land and gather in its yield; but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, so that the poor of your people may eat; and what they leave the wild animals may eat. You shall do the same with your vineyard, and with your olive…

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  October 9, 2011

  American Society and Culture, Devotions, Spiritual Transformation

  blessing, Community, Devotions, gardening, Holiness, Relying on God, Rest, Restoration, Sabbath, Spiritual discipline, Spiritual Growth

• Gardening Tips: Count Your Blessings Together

  Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in his ways. You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours. Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your sons will be like olive shoots around your table. Thus is the man blessed who fears the…

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  September 25, 2011

  American Society and Culture, Devotions, Spiritual Transformation

  blessing, Community, Devotions, Family, fatherhood, fellowship, gardening, Provision, Relying on God, Thanksgiving

• Gardening Tips: It’s About the Harvest

  They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest; he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish. – Psalms 107:37-38 (NIV) Sowing seeds is always about the harvest.  There is no purpose to seeding the ploughed ground if we do not expect or work toward…

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  September 18, 2011

  American Society and Culture, Devotions, Spiritual Transformation

  blessing, Christianity, Devotions, gardening, Harvest, Spiritual discipline, Spiritual Growth, Spirituality and the natural world