Barely a month ago, I wrote some surprising new thoughts (for me) about mercy and the Bible. Today I’d like to revisit that theme and consider how I apply the biblical principles we discussed in that last mercy post. I want to find examples of mercy I’m working on showing to my children. It’s not […]
How To Be Merciful
Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, They say unto […]
Kind and Gentle
The last few days I’ve been working on helping my girls keep their rooms clean. Since their room is upstairs, I don’t always see the room before it turns into a disaster. The process of destruction takes less than ten minutes, so it’s easily missed. I spent some time sorting through their clothes, putting away […]
God’s Mercy to Me, a Lawbreaker
Someone gave Lee and me a childrearing book by a highly respected Christian man. We read much of it together a few nights ago. Although he states many accurate biblical truths, there were some problematic statements. The first was that patience, kindness, and mercy are not appropriate to show when justice should be meted out. […]
