Monthly Archives: February 2014

The Beauty of a Woman

Today’s post is part of August McLaughlin’s Beauty of a Woman Blogfest. To check out August’s blog and see links to other entries in this blogfest, go to http://augustmclaughlin.wordpress.com Okay, I’ll admit it. Like most red-blooded men, I like the … Continue reading

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It Is Finished

We have pretty well covered what this series set out to do. We’ve discussed being a Christian and becoming a Christian. We talked about not getting bogged down with a bunch of man-made rules and regulations. Today, in this final … Continue reading

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Shauny Award

Raani York has been reading my Tuesday Christianity 101 blogs for some time now, and she just nominated me for the Shauny Award. It was created last November by Doctor Rex (Horty, as she likes to be called) in honor … Continue reading

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Accepting Salvation

The concept of grace seems so difficult for people to accept. So often, we believe in heaven and hell, but we think heaven is something we need to earn. If you have not read the earlier posts on this subject, … Continue reading

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Happy Valentine’s Day

Today is Valentine’s Day. Since I know you’ll all be spending a lot of time sending Valentines and reading the ones others have sent you, I’m going to make my post today very brief. First of all, will you be … Continue reading

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Obtaining God’s Forgiveness

All too often, we Christians want to complicate Christianity. We come up with rules we think must govern what it means to be a Christian. We make up rituals and rites and all manner of complication that have nothing to … Continue reading

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Warm Fuzzies

Last weekend Sharon and I went to Lamesa, Texas, to visit some of my kinfolks. In case you don’t know where Lamesa is, it’s about half-way between Lubbock and Midland and about 300 miles west of Fort Worth. Most people … Continue reading

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Tithing–Part Two

All too often, we Christians want to complicate Christianity. We come up with rules we think must govern what it means to be a Christian. We make up rituals and rites and all manner of complication that have nothing to … Continue reading

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