Here is an archive all posts appearing in a series on The ‘Mike’.

Series: THE UNFAILING LOVE OF GOD (4)

• He Loves Me. He Only Loves Me – A look at the staggering simplicity of God’s love
• God’s Unrelenting Love – Perspective on how God’s love exceeds all human love
• God’s Pure Love – Reflections on God’s transcendent love and the trust we gain by it
• God’s Love, Our Security – An exploration of Rom. 8:28 and its implications

Series: THE NATURE OF PAIN (3)

• On Goodness and Pain – Augustinian perspective on goodness in nature as precursory to experiencing pain
• The God of All Purpose – An investigation into the nature of evil and pain and whether all things bear purpose
• The Usefulness of Pain – Insight on the benefit of life with pain and spiritual perspective on personal pain

Series: MAKING SENSE OF YOUR SCENT (3)

• A Scent of Your Own – An exploration of how fragrances are created and God’s design for our gifts and talents
• The Cost of Fine Scent – A poignant look at the value of our personal pain in God’s eyes
• Something for Every Occasion – Perspective on how God has equipped us with the grace to match any situation

Series: “I LOVE THAT LINE!” (4)

• Christmas Series—”I Love That Line!” – An introduction to the Christmas series
• ILTL by Guest Writer Lisa A. Tuttle – Expressions on Chris Rice’s contemporary hymn “Welcome to Our World”
• ILTL by Guest Writer Kathleen Becker – Expressions on two stanzas in “O Little Town of Bethlehem”
• ILTL by Michael Stephens – Expressions on a line in “The Christmas Waltz”
• ILTL by Nate Smith – Expressions on two stanzas from Chris Tomlin’s “Winter Snow”

Series: “THANKS” (5) 

• The “Thanks” Series – An introduction to the Thanksgiving series
• “Thanks” by Guest Writer Stephen Chan – Reflection on a Meister Eckart quote about the sufficiency of thanking God
• “Thanks” by Guest Writer Chris Hendrix – Reflection on an Albert Barnes quote about thankfulness in times of pain
• “Thanks” by Guest Writer Kevin Daniel – Reflection on a G.K. Chesterton quote about the spiritual in the ordinary
• “Thanks” by Michael Stephens – Reflection on a C.S. Lewis quote about God’s providence in our lives
• “Thanks” by Mel Wild – Reflection on an A.W. Tozer quote about gratitude enjoined with faith