KINGDOM OF GOD
Jesus came announcing the KINGDOM of God. Do a Bible search and see how many times Jesus taught about the Kingdom. It seems it was a major topic for him.…
A Test for the Brave
A Test for the Brave Divide a sheet of paper into 3 columns. Label one “Really Bad”, The second, “Not Too Bad”, and…
Moral Cops
MORAL COPS When I was a boy, our pastor lived behind us. There was an alley, a chicken house, and a barn between us, but it was always on my…
SPIRITUAL FIGHTING
Spiritual Fighting My verse for the day was: “For though we live in the world, we do not wage war…
WRONG PRAYER?
Wrong Prayer? I often find myself praying, “Lord be with me today”. In doing that, I extend an invitation to Jesus to be involved in where I am and in…
TO A NEW GENERATION OF BELIEVERS
TO A NEW GENERATION OF BELIEVERS. Verse of Day: “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the…
SUNDAY LINES
Sunday Lines As I went into the lobby at church last Sunday, it was between the two services, so the area was crowded, but I noticed several things. First, coffee and…
Christianity in a Nutshell
Christianity In A Nutshell. Believe what Jesus said. Do the things he told us to do. Isn’t that simple? Yes, but very difficult to live out. Jesus indicated it would…
Different
A little different way of looking at it. Jesus seems to have lived in a very religious time and place. Those who did not practice the culturally embedded religious activities…
LOOK OUT
Look Out Jesus' main opponents were the religious and their leaders. Even among his inner group of 12 was the one who betrayed him to his crucifiers with a demonstration…
FEAR
FEAR Both in the New Testament and the Old Testament, God/Jesus admonishes his people, Don’t be afraid, be brave and courageous or something similar. From those, I assume that He…
Blinded by Religion
Blinded by Religion In the story of the Good Samaritan, Jesus picked two religious leaders, a Priest and a Levite, who did not see or acted as if they did…
Get in Step, Stay in Step.
Stay in Step It is sad but we often hear of conflict in churches and religious organizations. Sometimes causing a rupture. It has always been that way. The Apostle Paul…
I CAN DO IT MYSELF!
I Can Do It Myself! We thoroughly enjoy our five-year-old Great-granddaughter, although she does have a mind of her own. That often shows in her response, “I can do it myself”.…
Praying As Gods Coworker
Praying As Gods Coworker. In the book, The Scandal of the…
INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE KINGDOM
Inside and Outside the Kingdom Kingdom: You have been granted Eternal Life as a free gift of grace. It is a gift you can’t earn. It is a gift of…
APPRENTICE
Apprentice For sometime I have struggled for a term to describe Christians. I dropped Christian sometime in the past because my Muslim friends associated it with the Crusades and war,…
PRAYER FOR CEMENT AND METAL
Prayer for Cement and Metal We were a church group from Louisiana in Silverton Colorado. Some of our women were in the small church conducting a Vacation Bible School. Others…
Light
Light of the World We came home later than usual. It was very dark in our garage. When our garage door opener is activated a single small light bulb also…
Destruction?
Destruction? I have had a problem with some kind of blight in my garden. To get rid of the blight every fall I destroy my garden. I pull up the…
No Supply Ships
Called to go. When Barbara and I were “called” to “go” it was not to a far country. We moved from Louisiana to Southeastern Seminary in Wake Forest, NC. Shortly,…
New Knife
New Knife When I was a boy my Army dad was stationed in Alaska. Since he knew I was into hunting he bought me a set of knives. They were…
What Size Is Your Bucket?
What size is your bucket? Three men came to a well to get water. One man brought a pint jar. One man brought a five-gallon bucket. One man brought a…