I wrote this for the Adult Discipleship newsletter at my church; thought I’d share it here as another insight into the adventure I’ve been having the past few months. Here we go… When we hear the word “temptation” these days, it’s typically preceded by the word “chocolate.” The word has lost most of its cautionary status. But it’s dangerous to think that temptations to veer off God’s path for us, even slightly, aren’t very real…
Internet dating is not for the faint of heart. I’ve been fighting the Internet dating wars for a decade now, and while I don’t consider myself one of the walking wounded, I’ve certainly got some stories to tell. And when I tell them, my sweet friend Emily often says, “Sprague, you’re the bravest woman I know.” I don’t know about that. All I know is that I keep going back into battle. I’m in the…
Through the glories of the Intertubes, I’ve had a section of Scripture arrive in my In Box each morning all through the new year. (BibleGateway.com can help you get the same thing.) I try to ask God to show me the one idea, one phrase, one challenge He wants me to get from that day’s section of His word. Today’s really got me. It’s the section of the Gospel of Matthew that describes the end…