Fake News Is Nothing New
Fake news isn’t a new thing. One particular piece of fake news has circled the globe for two thousand years. Let’s begin with this factoid. Jesus tomb was guarded by…
Category: 2017
Walking Through 1st Peter #12 – Presidents and Police
Submission is one of those dirty words we don’t want to talk or think about. It seems debilitating and threatening to our self-worth. And yet we arrive at our next…
Prison Doors
Recently in our community group gathering my friend Rick said something that opened up a new way of thinking about a familiar teaching of Jesus. I love it when God…
Walking Through 1st Peter #11 – Aliens and Strangers
Ever wander through an aquarium and wondered what the fish thought of you? More and more of our lives, even our private thoughts and desires, are on display for all…
Guest Post: Inspiration
I am inspired by a wide variety of things – Claude Monet’s Haystack paintings at the Art Institute, a beautiful sunrise or sunset, my grand-kids, the Golden Beach in Coronado,…
Walking Through 1st Peter – Step Eight – Long for the Pure
We have problems with Leviticus. We either laugh, cry, or simply give up when we read the specifics of God’s law to the Hebrews. Why would God care what they…
What’s In a Name or What Does “Lambchow” Mean?
Names are important. We all have names given to us by our parents. Whether we chose to continue using them is a different matter. And perhaps we’ve gained a nickname…
Walking Through 1st Peter: If…Then…So…Because
We are all familiar with the “if…then” formula. In many ways, our world is made up of “if…then” points. If I eat then, my hunger is satisfied. If I go…
Walking Through 1st Peter – A Valuable Faith
What is more valuable and precious than gold? Gold doesn’t corrode, tarnish, or rust like other metals. Archeologists have recovered items made of gold from ancient empires and peoples. Gold…
Walk Through 1st Peter: May Grace Be Yours
“Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who reside as aliens, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, who are chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the…