Spoken to You
I’m always amazed at what is tucked away in the Bible for safekeeping. Little insights that have a gigantic impact. One of those gems is hidden in Matthew 22:23-33. Thanks…
The Jesus Way – Be Perfect
There is a difference between goals, aims, and trajectories. To understand the difference, let’s consider an archer. As an archer gathers their bow and arrows, their goal is to hit…
What If?
Does your situation influence your worship? What I mean is this. What are your feelings towards God when things are going wrong? Let’s consider something written long ago by a…
Opening 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…
The Jesus Way – Love Your Enemies
Who is the hardest person to love? Or perhaps we could turn this around and ask – Who is the easiest to hate? That person or group is the very…
A Time to Rest
“And He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a while.” (For there were many people coming and going, and they did not even…
Our Call of Duty
Sometimes I’m surprised by the meaning of words. Even common everyday words can mean something different than our typical usage of them. I’m not talking about slang terms although there’s…
The Jesus Way – Unbalanced Scales
We all have a built-in fairness scale. But, if we’re really honest, we’ll also admit that our fairness scale is skewed a bit in our favor. One part of that…
Leaning on Grace
As I look at my personal arc of faith from youth to where I am today, there are some amazing changes. Even a few things I wish my older self…
Of Spiritual Gifts, Service, and Activities
I recall our first color television set. Our giant RCA black and white was moved upstairs while our new color console from Sears took its place. No remote and only…
The Jesus Way – #8, Let Your Word Stand
The next topic in Jesus’ sermon on the mount seems almost trivial compared to murder, adultery, and divorce. But in several ways, it is more important than those three combined.…
The Basics 5a – Salvation is Necessary
Saved and salvation are “church words” that find their meaning in the Bible. What does it mean to be saved? Why does anyone need saving? What are we being saved…