Today many want to tear up or break from the past, broaden our morality, or as Friedrich Nietzsche wrote we should strive to become our authentic self or the determiner of our own self values. These directions lead us to a furtherance of what we saw in Romans 1:18-23 in this morning’s sermon. We see the impact of… Continue Reading Don’t Widen the Plate!
As I prepared for the sermon for this morning, I searched to see what others said about “follow your heart.” Here is what Steve Jobs said: ” Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.… Continue Reading About that ‘follow your heart’ thing…
In our reading through the Bible together, our passage for today was Jeremiah 26-27. I got as far as 26:2 and came to an abrupt stop. Here is the verse. Thus says the Lord: Stand in the court of the Lord’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in… Continue Reading Do not diminish a word
Walking through this past week has taught me something, but let me set the stage first. I missed this morning’s service (actually joined online) because I was sick. I had also been exposed to COVID recently, but when I tested it came back negative. I had symptoms (fever, aches, cough, fatigue head and chest congestion)… Continue Reading The cure for what ails the heart
I read an article long ago, just a few weeks before my mom passed away. It was on time management and stress. It was written for those of us who make lists and live life by accomplishing the things on those lists. Now, everything on my list is important, right? But this article asked the… Continue Reading To-do lists and proper focus
In the last three weeks we have looked first at nutrition (stocking the pantry of your mind) and in the last two weeks at exercise (towards godliness). By the very word “exercise,” there is an image of movement, but I have observed that there are many in the church who have little or no movement. … Continue Reading Act Now!
Charles Shedd wrote In His Steps, which is where we find the phrase “What Would Jesus Do” or WWJD. Did you have a bracelet or some other item to remind you to ask yourself What Would Jesus Do when you face various situations? Well, I didn’t buy into the craze simply because when you work… Continue Reading What would Jesus think or feel
One of the prevailing themes in today’s culture is “Follow your heart”. Can we look at this? I am not a dietician, but a pastor. Nothing I share is to be taken as physical medical advice or counsel. I am a pastor and I share from the Word of God about matters that impact our spiritual health. There… Continue Reading ‘Follow your heart’ – to train wreck
As I prepared for last Sunday’s message (January 15, 2023) I thought back on all the times I have realized I was carrying too much weight and became determined to do something about it. (Not doing much was part of the problem.) I would estimate that over my lifetime, I have worked at losing 275-300 pounds… Continue Reading When things get heavy
