In a few weeks the United States will once again engage in a democratic election process.
No matter who wins the election, there will be a lot of disappointed voters.
Both candidates cannot win. Continue reading
Psalm
One Child at a Time
I imagine I can be quite frightening to little children. When they come to church and watch me preach, they get a glimpse of someone that paces back and forth while raising his voice and making wild gestures. Continue reading
Supply and Demand
There are many Bible stories that seem very far-fetched! If I had not experience the saving grace of God, the forgiveness through Jesus, and the filling of the Holy Spirit, I would find it easy to be an atheist.
But because I am continuing to experience a relationship with the Lord God, I not only believe in Him but in His word. Continue reading
Inhale Eagerly
Ps 119:131 – I opened my mouth and panted, for I longed for Your commandments.
This verse caused me to stop and write a few notes last Sunday in Sunday school.
It’s the word “panted” that caught my attention. Continue reading
The Word is Jesus
We have been studying Psalm 119 in Sunday school for several weeks. It contains 176 verses but what you may not know is it uses the phrase “your word” thirty-five times.
John tells us in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1 Continue reading
9/11 – Retaliate, Rebuild, but not Return
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people He has chosen as His own inheritance. Ps 33:12
In his inaugural address, President George Washington began talking about the “Almighty Being who rules over the Universe”, the Great Author of every public and private good, and the invisible hand of providence.
He said a nation such as ours could not have come into existence “without some Continue reading
The Waiting Room
Each of us has done the same thing while at the doctor or dentist office. I do it when I’m getting the oil changed or the tires rotated.
What is it?
Wait! Continue reading
Get the story right!
Finally, two men came forward who declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the Temple of God and rebuild it in three days.'” Matt 26:60-61
An ambulance drives by and everyone is curious as to what has happened and to whom. The telephone rings and a story is told.
Then another and another but they’re all different stories. Continue reading
A boundary around your actions.
The final boundary that you need to set is concerning what you do to others – a boundary around your actions.
You have heard the old saying that actions speak louder than words; nevertheless, there must be a boundary around what you say. Continue reading
Boundary around your body.
Another boundary that needs to be set is around your body. This boundary is to keep others out.
It is written be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. 1 Cor 16:13
You need to set your principles and stand firm in them. Continue reading