Growing in Grace and Truth

  I love seeing pictures of a cowboy relaxing on a fence. It seems calm and peaceful to me. Imagine with me if suddenly there was an angry bull running full on toward that cowboy. Do you think he would calmly sit there or would he move as fast as he could to jump off the fence to safety? I expect that any cowboy with an ounce of common sense would quickly move to a safe spot on the opposite side of the fence. Who would want to just sit there are let the bull hit him full on? Not me! Let's move that picture over to the spiritual realm. For far too long many, many believers have been sitting and relaxing on the fence. They sit there. One foot in the world. One foot following Christ. Part of them wants to follow Christ or at least they feel like they need to keep up the appearance of following Christ. The other part of them wants to be accepted by the world and have what the world has to offer. Believers, it's time to get off the fence. There is a bull, the enem...

  Think back with me to March and how different life was. Remember when we were just starting to hear about covid? We were all on high alert and became very concerned when we heard it was starting to travel around the world. Then suddenly it hit our shores hard. School, church, work, sports, and extras all came to a screeching halt. We suddenly found ourselves at home with all of outside life canceled. Only one person went to the store to buy groceries. We made sure to touch as little as possible, use hand sanitizer, and stay 6 feet away from others while in public. We were told whatever you do, don't touch your face. There were no get-togethers with friends or family parties. People even masked up without question when they told us to wear masks. We did everything possible to make sure we and our family stayed safe. Why? Because doctors and experts in high positions gave us instructions on how to keep covid away from our family. We listened very carefully and did just...