The Gardens of Digby Green: Bubba’s Fish Fry Digby ripped the duct tape off the funnel, crumpled the length into a wad, and stuffed it into his jeans pocket. The hose and funnel, he carried several yards away and concealed in separate places. There wasn’t more than an inch of chemical in the jug,
God’s Irrevocable Call is Cause for Thanks. God’s irrevocable call is cause for thanks. Why? To begin with, if He retracted His call to His people, that would make Him false and unworthy of obedience or worship. Instead, “every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,
God’s Call Is Also Irrevocable I’ve been blogging about God’s irrevocable gifts since October 15, 2019, however, God’s call is also irrevocable. Do we have a clear picture of what a call is? One place to start is Webster’s Dictionary. Call is a verb. Verbs are about action. As a verb, call has been part
The Gardens of Digby Green: Verify That The detective grunted. “Get back inside. You touched things, so we need your fingerprints, too.” Ray followed him through the back delivery door and into the workroom, where they found the technician brushing powder over the long table. “This is the husband. He’s touched stuff, so get
I Give Thanks for God’s Ever-Lawful Gifts I give thanks for God’s ever-lawful gifts because no matter what laws people may pass, those laws cannot take God’s gifts from me. No agitated, panicky legislator can hope to propose “it is illegal to love, it is illegal to be kind, or it is illegal to have
God’s gifts and call are irrevocable. I haven’t written that theme verse out in full for a while, but it’s time. Some of you may have wondered whether I’d ever reach the end of expounding on gifts, but last week’s posts brought me to the close of my Biblical gifts list. To round it off,
The Gardens of Digby Green: You Poor Fool Car doors slammed, and Ray Wilkinson stood. He’d been studying Rose’s calendar, marked with deliveries due, appointments, and task deadlines. The bell on the front door chimed, before someone barked “Police!” He spared one glance through the open rear delivery door, then headed to meet them. “Hello,
Giving Thanks for Mercy We Receive Giving thanks for mercy we receive is a great antidote for three attitudes: self-importance, self-pity, and feeling useless. Why? For self-importance, mercy either in interpersonal interactions or during some disruptive event, fixes our awareness on the fact we aren’t completely independent or self-sufficient. We can’t do everything on our
God Gives His Church The Gift Mercy to Imitate Him God gives his Church the gift mercy to imitate Him. Back in the days of the Puritans, people gave their children Biblical names, like Ezekiel, and Mary. But they also frequently chose virtue names, like Mercy. Although Biblical names are in favor again, the virtue
The Gardens of Digby Green: I Made You a Garden When she realized what he carried, she flailed her left arm. Smirking, Digby stopped beyond the range of her frantically pushing right leg. He set the jug where she could read the label, but not knock it over. Her scrambling propelled her farther up the