About two years into college I had a great learning. If I decided my final grade BEFORE the class started it changed a whole lot about the class. First, I never decided in advance that I would get anything lower than a B. This put the class into perspective before it began. It inspired me…
I have always wondered why God came as an infant, subject to the rules and laws of this world, an innocent at the mercy of the guilty. Why not come in power and might? Why humbly? A baby in a manger? Only when we begin to understand the true nature of love can we begin…
We all come to the end of the 27/90 series and for those who have completed reading, congratulations. It does require a bit of discipline. We will leave the videos available for anyone who would like to complete the readings another time. I am once again in awe of what I have learned as I…
I have always wondered why God came as an infant, subject to the rules and laws of this world, an innocent at the mercy of the guilty. Why not come in power and might? Why humbly? A baby in a manger? Only when we begin to understand the true nature of love can we begin…
"Unto us a child is born." the magnitude of those words often gets overlooked in our lives and the craziness Christmas has become. So for just a minute or two think of this: Almighty God, creator of the heavens and earth, thought enough of us, you and me, that he would send His Son. He…
"For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe on Him but also to suffer for Him" Philippians 1:29 Such an odd joining of thoughts: granted, as in a favor toward me, and the favor is that I am privileged to suffer like Paul for the…
Already we see the hustle of the holiday season. My car was hit in the Publix parking lot because there was just too much action for everyone to know where to look. It was just a small fender bender and will serve as a reminder to always be thankful during the holidays that God provides.…
What should we do when we get discouraged? DIscouragement often stems from a limited perspective. We see things with short sighted vision and limited or no peripheral vision. So here are two suggestions to help us when we start getting the blues.
Put your glasses on so you can see long distances. Go to the Bible…
Another mass shooting, this one in a church on a Sunday morning. Oh my. God we need some help here. Hear our cry as your people. We repent of our evil ways. We confess that we have thought we know better ways to live than to follow your precepts. We are sorry that we have…
This past Sunday I shared a critical thinking for the church that is too important to our future simply to assume we all understood. Here is a brief summary: we are moving into the letters of Paul and Paul loves lists. He presents us with many of them. Romans 1 has a list, a long…