When is it the right time to do the right thing? Seems like an easy question, huh? I mean, isn’t it always the right time to do the right thing? If so, why don’t we do it? Why do we continue in patterns of destructive behavior — sin — when we know it isn’t the right… Continue Reading The right choice
Yesterday, we looked at reading the Bible as a holy practice that leads to holy habits that result in holy living. Psalm 34:8 tells us, “Taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!” Psalm 119 is written by stanzas using each letter of the Hebrew alphabet.… Continue Reading Reading Your Bible: A Holy Practice Leading To Holy Habits
Remember the song, “The Twelve Days of Christmas”? A partridge in a pear tree and five golden rings are the ones I most easily remember. What is the gift for day 11? Got it?? (I will give you the entire list at the end of this blog.) I have found it interesting over the last… Continue Reading The Cost Of Christmas – A Priceless Gift That’s Free
Yesterday in our staff meeting, Gordon made a statement about the importance of genealogies to the Jews. This got me thinking about the genealogies found throughout the Old Testament and in the gospels. Their lineage allowed them to trace back the family line and provide a point of reference; it was an anchor in their identity, and… Continue Reading Past and future
There is something special about Christmas music for me. I know there are some who think it should only be listened to after Thanksgiving. If you are around at various times throughout the year, you will find Christmas music playing as I study. There is something special about the songs that remind me just how much… Continue Reading Not just a four-week message
I often hear that “getting old isn’t for sissies.” I know in my life that rare are the days that something isn’t sore, achy, hurts or just doesn’t work like it used to. Uncle Art (arthritis) isn’t visiting anymore, he has moved in as a permanent resident. And he seems to want to roam all… Continue Reading Now be thankful
Ever hear of the Peter Principle? In business it means that people rise in hierarchy to their level of incompetence. There is no Peter Principle at play in the parable (Parable of the Talents) we looked at Sunday morning. Instead, the Master knows exactly the competence level of every individual and gives each individual exactly what… Continue Reading Talent, incompetence and service
The question of Peter (and the disciples) in our passage from yesterday still rings in my ears: “Who then can be saved?” The rich young ruler has just walked away with his head bowed down in grief and sorrow because the answer to his question about how to inherit eternal life has devastated him. “If… Continue Reading Break the hold
Imagine always wanting to attend a big event, like the Super Bowl or a Taylor Swift concert, in person. You look for tickets at a price you can afford, and BAM, you land on a site that is almost too good to be true. There are the tickets you want for a price well within… Continue Reading Don’t get sold a bill of goods
