Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
Three months ago I agreed to teach a new Bible study class on Sundays with the intended audience being men who are in a recovery program. Some are in between time they have been in jail and when they will be allowed to return home. After a very slow start of nobody attending the first …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #299: Some Things Are Worth Trying Even If They Don’t Succeed
Continuing to reflect on the movie Courageous that I watched Saturday night, I'll share one partial lesson. I intend to write a longer blog post for my son's blog in the weeks ahead on the subject of "What I Would Do Different" as a parent if I had the luxury of a second chance. For …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #301: I Should’ve Taken Them Fishing More Often
While it's been a few years since I've run a race, it is common for me to be inspired by the sight of the finish line and to turn up the speed for that last little stretch knowing that the race is almost over. In the longest races I've run - half marathons - I …
Two things happened today that centered around the word "courageous." First, I was listening to a Christian radio station while driving this morning and heard a caller talk about a truck driver who was catching a lot of flack from others because of his faith. The people harassing him were joking about him not being …
Justice is a good thing. Most are pleased when we see justice served, when criminals get the deserved punishment for their lawbreaking. Granted, if we are the ones breaking the law, we're more interested in seeing mercy than justice, but that's another discussion. A couple of phrases or terms come to mind that we hear …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #297: Sooner Or Later, Justice Happens
