ABCs of Faith – Focused Faith
There’s a lesson in faith that can be learned by plowing a field. For those that didn’t live a rural life let me explain. A plow turns the soil over…
Month: September 2022
God’s Armor – Not Just for Show
A few times a year, the school that I work at has a “spirit” week. Not spirit as in Holy Spirit but as in pride and community. During those weeks,…
A Jaw-Dropping, Eye-Opening, Heart-Wrenching Moment
Ever have one of those unexpected moments when one word, one thought, turns everything you believed in upside down? Like the day that you learned that Mom and Dad helped…
ABCs of Faith: Effective Faith
Attention please! Will the last person that literally moved a mountain like Jesus said, please raise their hand. Anyone? Me neither. It appears that we have a disconnect where reality…
Jesus, Peter, and John
We arrive at an ending. After reading John 20:30-31, the next few verses of John’s Gospel almost seem like an “Oh, one more thing”. The final chapter of John records…
The Utter Need for Forgiveness
There are several things we hope for in life. Peace and love, for instance. Healing of our inner heart wounds. Release from the prisons of addiction and hopelessness. As we…
ABCs of Faith: Doing Faith
Do you remember learning to ride a bicycle? Perhaps you had training wheels and a bike that was just your size. Maybe your dad steadied you as you wobbled down…
Jesus and Thomas
I think that Thomas gets a bad rap. Imagine being forever identified as “doubting Thomas” because of one incident. John writes: “But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was…
Blame Games
Consider this a call to realism. To see the events, challenges, joys, and sorrows of our lives realistically. In my experience, I see three paths that folks tend to walk.…
ABCs of Faith: Confident Faith
Sometimes a court of law will throw out a case due to lack of standing. Unless you’re into legalise, this may sound strange and has nothing to do with physically…
Jesus and the Disciples
Later on that day of Christ’s resurrection, He appeared to the disciples. John records: “So when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when…
Let the Word of Christ Richly Dwell Within
Ever have one of those moments when you read something in the Bible, something you’ve read a thousand times, and it suddenly comes alive? That’s what’s supposed to happen! Check…