by Space Welch | Jan 17, 2022 | Intimacy with Christ, Miscellaneous Musings, Redemption and Grace
Fighting my way through the sludge of distraction and discouragement, I found my way to the rocking chair with the small, round table set before it… a place of invitation for me. A place to sit, be still, gaze at the mammoth snowflakes adorning the forest...
by Space Welch | Jan 12, 2022 | Redemption and Grace, Uncategorized
“So, then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh- for if you are living according to the flesh you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are being...
by Space Welch | Jan 3, 2022 | Miscellaneous Musings, Redemption and Grace
I spent almost the first half of my life believing the exact opposite of Romans 8:1-11. This sacred chapter opens with “Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” I couldn’t even get past the first line. This was...
by Space Welch | Jan 3, 2022 | Miscellaneous Musings, Redemption and Grace
A friend invited a few of us along to sojourn through Romans 8 during the month of January, encouraging us to write about it for the purpose of memorizing it, growing through it, and encouraging others to memorize and grow from it. I am extending my hand to you,...
by Space Welch | Nov 16, 2021 | Miscellaneous Musings, Redemption and Grace
I ran into an old friend today. He is suffering. Every time I see him he is suffering from physical and emotional maladies. His life seems to feel more and more hopeless as time moves along, and I just don’t really know what to say. It’s hard, but the...
by Space Welch | Nov 8, 2021 | Miscellaneous Musings, Redemption and Grace
I sat at a friend’s dining room table, the sunshine pouring over my left shoulder and warming the back. She tells me she has been studying James, specifically where He tells us to “consider it all joy… when (we) encounter various trials” because our trials produce...