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Nothing is Wasted with God

Posted by MK | Filed under Bible Study, Theology

God, in a sense, is a miser. Not the sense in that He is cheap with giving good gifts to His children. We know that God has held nothing back from us in Christ, for if He gave up His Son for us, how would He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all [...]

The “Who” is Better Than the “Why”

Posted by MK | Filed under Books, Theology

Job, when he was stricken with all kinds of suffering, went on a quest for answers. He sought understanding – the mysterious “Why” behind his troubles. He wasn’t content with the explanations of his friends, and pressed into God asking the hard questions most of us shy away from. The following is taken from my [...]

A Simple Way to Die to the Self

Posted by MK | Filed under Marriage, Parenting, Theology

Are you ready for it? I’ll warn you beforehand – it’s going to sound simple, but it’s not. It takes great concentration and effort and no small measure of grace. So here goes – a simple way to die to the self: Listen. I mean really listen. Here’s why that’s hard – because very few [...]

The Difference Between “Right” and “Helpful”

Posted by MK | Filed under Books, Theology

Just because it’s right doesn’t mean it’s helpful. Take, for example, the moment when a child comes to you and tells you something you already know. He broke the lamp. She told a lie. He took the extra cookie. There are all kinds of things you might say to your child in that moment, and [...]

The Glory of God’s Sustaining Grace When Our Prayers Aren’t Answered

Posted by MK | Filed under Parenting, Theology

I resonate greatly with this story from Desiring God about God’s grace when prayers aren’t answered: It doesn’t happen often, but it does happen — people see my son Paul and ask if they can pray for him. At places like WalMart (where it has happened) I usually accept their offer after quietly and quickly [...]

A Surprising Side Effect of Playing with Your Kids

Posted by MK | Filed under Parenting, Theology

This past Saturday afternoon was a pretty lazy one for our family. That’s a good thing as far as I’m concerned; our children think a bit differently, though. It only took about 7 minutes of me sitting on the couch, drinking an afternoon cup of coffee, for the calls to start: “I’m bored.” “There’s nothing [...]

Does Love Win at the Cross?

Posted by MK | Filed under Bible Study, Theology

Yes. And no. If you mean that love wins, because God is love, and at the cross, sinners are showed the insurmountable, unachievable, and irrevocable love of God in Christ, then love wins. But if you mean that love wins at the expense of something else, then the answer might be no. See, if there [...]

“I’m Smarter Than God.”

Posted by MK | Filed under Theology

Ridiculous, right? No one would ever say that… at least not out loud. But as is true with so many things in life, our true belief system is not measured with our words; it’s measured by our actions. So how do you know if you think you’re smarter than God? You measure it by your [...]

The Electric Fence and the Abuse of the Law

Posted by MK | Filed under Theology

When I was 8 years old, I went to visit my grandparents on their farm. My grandfather had at that time not only cows but an old nag of a horse he got specifically for the grandkids to ride. In order to keep the horse from waddling off (since it couldn’t really run very well), [...]

Jesus – Better Than Katniss Everdeen

Posted by MK | Filed under Books, Theology

That title may or may not mean anything to you, but it means something to me because I just finished reading the first book of The Hunger Games. Yes, it’s young adult fiction. Yes, it has a love triangle. No, it’s not about vampires and werewolves. Just wanted to clear that up. The book was [...]

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