Opportunity or Obstacle? (John 6:1-15) John 6:1-6 After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick. Jesus went up on
Read more →A Needless Death Hebrews 2:5-18 Much as been written on the subject of the work of Christ on the cross. Words like atonement, propitiation, and justification rise to the surface for followers of Christ as we meditate on what most of the world assumes was just another needless death. Many
Read more →Christmastime, Clear Thinking, and Gifts If you asked my wife, she might not guess that I do, but secretly I love Christmastime. I don’t get wound up about lots of decoration like she does. She’s a Christmas decorating super hero! So, naturally, next to her I might appear to not
Read more →Answering the Call (1 Samuel 3) I love the recent iPhone update setting feature that makes all incoming calls from numbers that I don’t have in my contacts go straight to voicemail. You see I would often get four or five robo-calls a day! I felt like it was such
Read more →Intentional Parenting: Announcing Jesus at Christmas God was never secretive regarding His Son’s appearance on earth as a Savior. He shouted it throughout history before and after the event, giving us detail upon detail so we’d be sure to realize it when it happened. He has always wanted us to
Read more →Christ in the Holidays If you hurry, you can get it all done. Order gifts online. Haul decorations from the attic. Set up the tree. If you waste no time, you can get the oil changed, make up the guest bed, and clean the house. Plan the Birthday Party for
Read more →Cling to God (Joshua 23:6-8) When God transferred leadership from Moses to Joshua at the beginning of the book of Joshua we read of God’s charge for Joshua to be strong and courageous. That Joshua was to hold onto God’s commands, to keep himself from turning away to the right
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