Who is the Star of the Story?
“As for these four youths, God gave them learning and skill in all literature and wisdom, and Daniel had understanding in all...
“Critical Control Points”
The ancient Greek aphorism “know yourself” or “know thyself” was about the pursuit of self-awareness. I am not talking about...
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Who Wants to be a Millionaire is back, now with special celebrity guests and Jimmy Kimmel as host. People jump, scream, laugh and...
A Season of Feasting Part II
The servant returns to the master and tells him that what he had ordered had been done, the wounded and broken and outcasts of...
A Season of Feasting Part 1
I want you to think about your best meal ever. I have had two recurring, best meal ever experiences. The first is my current...
Jesus Uncensored
Jesus Christ Superstar, Jesus of Montreal, The Book of Daniel Jesus, The blond hair, blue-eyed Scandinavian Jesus, The Last Temptation of...
Awakening
Ephesians 3:20-21 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within...
Following the Shepherd
I was trying to think back to the fist time I heard Psalm 23. And it must have been at one of my first funerals. This passage of scripture...
Never Forget!
The second great crossing of a body of water (The First was the Red Sea) by the Israelites is found in Joshua 4. It probably was a...
Navigating Depression
GENERAL DEFINITION AND CAUSE Define the United States of America. You could say that the USA is 50 states, that its government is of the...
Breaking the Barrier of Powerless Prayer
Psalm 66:18 “If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened;” Hands down, a praying community of...
Is It Ok to Hate_______?
We live in very interesting times! Don’t you miss the days when the big news story was who won The Voice and how many people watched the...
Is God a Republican or a Democrat?
Is God a Republican or a Democrat? What does God think about our government? Does God care about politics? This is a challenging topic...
Inside Job
We have mastered the art of character assassination. If you don’t like what someone has to say, or if you disagree with his or her...
Stay In Intimate Community
We need stability to establish “crockpot communities of faith” that allow people to slowly and steadily, grow together. The...
The Bible: Is it possible to understand such an ancient Book?
How do you feel about your feelings? Do you downplay them and try to make them go away? Do you wear them on your sleeve for all to see?...
How Many Paths are There?
Several years ago, my TV began to get a black spot in the middle of the screen that would not go away. This was the original TV we...
I Am Jonah
The Book of Jonah in the OT begins in a familiar prophetic fashion with the word of the Lord coming to his prophet Jonah. But after that...
Is God Tolerant? Should We Be?
Is God Tolerant? Should We Be? If you watch the news for a little while, you’ll see that tolerance is a highly-rated value in...
What About the Good Old Church Days?
No Pain No Church I continually stay committed to running and working out. I know that it is good for me physically and...
The Sky Is Falling!!
In the fairy tale, The Sky is Falling, Chicken Little runs around telling his fellow animal friends that the sky is falling down and that...
Marriage, What Is It?
There is no shortage of songs about love, relationships, and marriage. These songs paint a varied and complex picture about many diverse...
Why Party?
Christians are_________. What did you think about? Christians are boring. Christians are religious. Christians are right. Christians are...
Is the Devil for Real?
Is the Devil for Real? What picture comes to mind when you hear about the Devil? Do you conjure up a picture of a little short guy...
What’s the Big Deal with Water?
What’s the Big Deal with Water? The purpose of a commercial is to tell us what we need to do. We need to spend a week at a Sandals...
Why Did God Rest?
Why Did God Rest? The “To-Do List” of life never ends: Paint the bedroom – check e-mails – return your voice mail messages...
Do You Want to Change?
Do You Want to Change? Peter and Judas were two men who had very similar beginnings in their spiritual journeys but very different...
So Much Pain
Pain, Suffering and COVID-19 We live in a pain filled world. To date over 776,000 COVID-19 cases have been reported globally with 37,126...
God Understands
God Understands One of the wonders of the Christian faith is that we follow, worship and serve a God who is personal and understands the...
Don’t Judge Me
Don’t Judge Me We live in a media society that loves strong opinions. In fact, we pay people big money to criticize many aspects of our...