Freedom and Faith
The priorities of our lives are like a tower of wooden blocks with the highest priorities at the top. But it doesn’t take much more than a rampaging toddler to…
Year: 2021
Plans and Steps
We all seek to have a certain level of “control” in our lives. A few of us are control freaks and seek a very high control level. Most of us…
Exploring Galatians: Two Sons
As Paul nears the end of his argument, he deploys an allegory to make his point. “Tell me, you who want to be under law, do you not listen to…
Do I Know You?
Let’s face a fact. Most of you reading these words are unknown to me and I’m not really known by you. That is simply the nature of this kind of…
Exploring Galatians – Relationship Reset
Does absence make the heart grow fonder, or does distance breed contempt? Maybe both are true. In this part of our exploration of Galatians, Paul gets personal. Behind his words…
What is Your Delight?
What do you delight in? Now, that’s an open-ended question with many answers. A cherry pie made with tart cherries is delightful. The colors of the sunrise and sunset are…
Once Again With Feeling
The passion week of Christ is an emotional roller coaster. Imagine for a moment hearing the events as they unfold without knowing what comes next or what the outcome will…
Exploring Galatians: A Matter of Conscience
There is a division in the Body of Christ that we’re going to explore. It may make some of you uncomfortable or even angry. But this topic is really just…
The Safety of Integrity
Our lives and our innermost thoughts are increasingly on public display. Social media is constantly inviting us to share our feelings through shares, likes, comments, and emojis—each instance adding another…
Exploring Galatians: Sonship
Every society is built on a set of simple premises. Those premises are the foundation and the cement of all that follows. However, those foundational principles will differ between various…
Because of a Fig Tree
One day, during the days leading up to Christ’s arrest, Jesus passed by a fruitless fig tree. In the text, Mark 11:12-14, it appears that Jesus unjustly curses the tree…
Exploring Galatians – When the Training Wheels Come Off
Training wheels are wonderful things for beginner bicycle riders. Those little outriders prevent many tumbles, tears, and skinned knees. Training wheels grow confidence and allow for some independence. But eventually,…