Mt. Gilead Blog
The God Who Gets Me
When I was in college, my physiological psychology professor cautioned all of us students to remember that we must not take her class and think that we were now going to understand all human behavior and diagnose our friends, family members or ourselves. She reminded us that our behaviors were not like those of rats[...]
Hemmed In
I was reading through Psalm 139 early this morning. I really love that Psalm for many reasons but I am particularly drawn to the language that displays the intricacy of God’s knowledge of us. He uses verbs associated with skills women have had used through the centuries. David wrote, “Before a word is on my[...]
Deer in the Headlights: Too Much, Coming Too Fast
It is such a weird time be alive. People everywhere are noting the extraordinary times and when I talk to fellow Believers there is a clear recognition that we are living in the end times. As I read thru Scripture, whether the Old Testament or New Testament there is no doubt in my mind that[...]
The Encouragers
Yesterday, I learned of the passing of an encourager. You know the type. Encouragers always have a smile on their face and a twinkle in their eye. When they share what they have been up to their words are filled with gratitude. They see ways to be thankful in the most challenging of situations. When[...]
Guard Your Steps
I was reading this passage in Ecclesiastes this morning... "Guard your steps and focus on what you are doing as you go to the house of God and draw near to listen rather than to offer the [careless or irreverent] sacrifice of fools; for they are too ignorant to know they are doing evil. 2[...]
The Simple Gospel
Sometimes we can think that what God expects of us is a very elaborate, burdensome task list of hoops we must jump through to be one of His children and enter the kingdom of heaven. When I was reading the passage below from the Apostle Paul this morning I was reminded that it is when[...]
