When you think of PLACES of global power and PEOPLE of global influence, what places and people come to your mind? Perhaps Moscow and President Putin? Or Beijing and President Xi? Or Washington DC and President Trump? In the mid first century there was only one such place: ROME and one such person: the […]
Hello, my ‘Walking with Jesus’ friends on this Tuesday, The past few days we’ve been with the apostle Paul as he’s concluding his letter of encouragement to the Christians in Corinth. As Paul neared the end of his letter, I see that Paul indicated he hoped to visit Corinth for yet a third time! (2 […]
Good Monday to you my “Walking with Jesus” friends, Have you ever heard someone say “I think that troublesome issue is my ‘thorn in the flesh’”? What did they mean by that? Today will you join me with the apostle Paul as he is writing his letter of encouragement to his friends in the great, […]
Good weekend to you my ‘Walking with Jesus’ friends, Have you ever considered our sometimes passionate pursuit of ‘strength in weakness’? Education and sabbaticals; fitness workouts and healthy eating; counseling and therapy; medications and sometimes surgery… are all intended to strengthen an area of weakness in our body, or our thinking, or even our character […]
Hello, my “Walking with Jesus” friends, The “ripple effect” is something you’ve probably seen when you throw a rock into a pond or lake, right? But what does a ‘ripple effect’ look like with people as our lives respond to what is happening in each other? We’ve probably all seen examples of the overflowing joy […]
Hello, my ‘Walking with Jesus’ friends, Have you ever spoken so positively about a person or a place that you felt concerned you had overstated reality and others may not find their experience with that person or place to be as wonderful as you had claimed? It appears the apostle Paul found himself in that […]
Hello, my “Walking with Jesus” friends, Today America, and perhaps much of the world, awakens to the aftermath of yesterday’s ‘midterm election frenzy’, which has gripped much of America for the past month. I doubt anyone could calculate the outrageous financial spending which has taken place all across America, over the past several weeks, for […]
Good morning my “Walking with Jesus” friends, How do you respond when your children or grandchildren, or someone you care about very much, makes wrong decisions or even chooses a life path that is contrary to what you know is right or God honoring? The apostle Paul dealt with that problem multiple times with his […]
Hello, my ‘Walking with Jesus’ friends on this first Monday of November. Without question you and I will MANY times this week be faced with information or images calling us to make choices, sometimes difficult moral and ethical choices…. right or wrong; helpful or hurtful; holy or wicked. Almost every voice in our world will […]
Good weekend to you my “Walking with Jesus” friends. This is a significant weekend in America. Saturday evening is Halloween, while Sunday is All Saints Day—a dramatic spiritual contrast between darkness and light. In our journey with the apostle Paul, we have come to a searching challenge for every follower of Jesus: are we living […]
