Walking Through 1st Peter – Like a Straying Lamb
Why do sheep stray? It may not be the most cosmically important question to ask, but knowing why sheep stray tells us something about ourselves. The long and short of…
Category: 2017
Work Matters
One of my first jobs outside of the family farm was laboring for a landscape contractor. It was a summer job between my Junior and Senior year of High School.…
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, #10 – Chosen, Royal, and Holy
Folks go to great lengths to display who they are. The clothes they wear, the way they walk, the jewelry and accessories they choose to wear or not wear, even…
Loose Lips
During WWII a warning became a part of our language. “Loose lips sink ships.” The message was often portrayed on stark colored posters with an image of a ship going…
Walking Through 1st Peter #9, Living Stones
One a cold and rainy morning not so long ago we laid out where our new pole barn would set. We had marked it out earlier to get a feel…
Are You Good?
We all have our preferences and things we consider good. Did you have a good day? Was your steak (or salad or breakfast) good? The waitress wanders by and asks…
Walking Through 1st Peter #7 – Love One Another
No one likes to eat from a dirty plate or drink from a soiled cup. It’s about as simple as that. Granted, there is a large variation in tolerances between…
Walking Through 1st Peter: Prepare to Be
The most powerful action words are often the simplest. Consider the power of “if” and the possibilities it unlocks or blocks. We feel moved to do something that requires courage…
Walking Through 1st Peter: A Living Hope
A few years ago, our daughter’s family went on a vacation to Florida. Instead of enduring the seventeen hours of drive time they decided to fly. At the appointed time…
Walk Through 1st Peter – Salvation Explored
How would you explain computers to someone from biblical times? Or, let’s take something simple like running water. Think about it for a moment. We’d have to explain pipes, faucets,…
Rooting Our Expectations
Expectations are tricky things. They can elevate our hopes to rarified heights, darken our fears, or land somewhere in between. We can even fear to hope since we may jinx…