“It is no disparagement to a garden to say that it will not fence and weed itself, nor prune its own fruit trees, nor roll and cut its own lawns. A garden is a good thing but that is not the sort of goodness it has. It will remain a garden, as distinct from a […]
Month: December 2021
During this Christmas season I hope you are intentional in pondering the true meaning of Christmas and the birth of our Savior, The Lord Jesus Christ, for it is easy in the rush and bustle of the season to take for granted why Christmas is celebrated. The birth, death and resurrection of Jesus is the […]
Truth be told, I am studying the concept of humility, so I have been very focused on this topic for the past few weeks. So today I am going to continue the topic of humility through focusing on a different aspect of the humility of Christ. Last week I noted that Jesus demonstrated humility through […]
According to an article by Jennifer Porter in the Harvard Business Review, self-reflection is an important aspect of growth and maturity (Porter, 2017). The author suggests that the first step in being more reflective is to identify important questions to answer about ourselves. I would suggest that some of the most important questions to ask […]
In a world that struggles to recognize God’s goodness, it should not be surprising that a significant amount of information we are bombarded with each day is related to the problems and evils of this world. And this negativity and darkness is counter to what our primary focus and attention should be, as is noted […]