ABCs of Faith – Yes Faith
People swear by the strangest things. There is the pinky swear. Or “I swear on my mother’s grave” – regardless of whether she’s in it or not. “Scout’s honor,” can…
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The Jesus Way #4 – Don’t Murder or…
Hang around people long enough, and you soon realize they hate it when their foundational beliefs are challenged. And yet Jesus does just that. “You have heard that our ancestors…
ABCs of Faith – Xtreme Faith
The pinnacle of extreme sports is the annual X-Games. The X-Games are somewhat styled after the Olympics but have an edgier and more dangerous feel. These are extreme sports that…
The Jesus Way – 3 – Are You Righteous?
Bias is normal. We all have a collection of defined and undefined rules that govern how we see and interact with our world. Those rules bias us towards certain actions…
Love is Patient
Love is patient. Talk about going for the gut on the first punch. Paul doesn’t start his “Love is” list with something easy like kindness or gentleness but with patience.…
ABCs of Faith – Victorious Faith
Some of you may remember ABC’s Wide World of Sports. A Saturday afternoon TV staple hosted by Jim McKay that ran from 1961 until 1998. The show was a compilation…
The Jesus Way #2 – Salt and Light
“You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and…
Practically James: Get It Done
One day four men built a backyard deck. Two men came from the lofty halls of mechanical engineering, two were mechanics of different stripes. As it turned out the deck…
The Jesus Way – 1 – Introduction
The setting has been imagined ever since Matthew penned his Gospel. A green Galilean mountainside. A crowd of curious everyday people from Galilee, the Ten Cities, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond…
Overcoming Temptation
It all began in a garden. A lush paradise where every need was met, and there was only one “don’t do this” rule. The rest, as they say, is history.…
ABCs of Faith – One Obedient Faith
There are two aspects of faith we struggle with at times. Both happen to be “O” words; which works nicely for our ABC’s of faith. As we talk about them…
Love Isn’t Looking for a Fight
A few summers ago, Betty and I took a vacation to the Great Smoky National Park in eastern Tennessee. Part of the charm of this area is its wildlife, especially…