I wonder where in life you feel the most pressure? Is it pressure to succeed and achieve better results than the people you feel you are competing with in life, whether that’s schooling or job or sibling rivalry or even athletics or your hobbies? Is it pressure to fit in with the crowd […]
In almost every endeavor in life there are limitations, boundaries, for our own safety and survival, right? You and I have both pressed against those boundaries in our life journeys, haven’t we? Hopefully we learned important life lessons in those times. Yet in every generation there have been those people willing to push […]
That question is quite often a deep reflection point for clergy and people in church work also, did you know that? Let’s spend some time with the apostle Paul today as he wrestled with that question as he was writing to the Christians in the big business city of Corinth, Greece in the first century. […]
As the Holy Spirit often does, in our ‘Walking with Jesus’ chronological journey through the Bible, we’ve come to a perfect Scripture for this weekend. It’s the 9th chapter of Paul’s first letter written to the Christians in the wild, busy, business city of Corinth, Greece in the middle of the first century. […]
School is now back in session for almost all students of all ages, in most parts of the world. So here’s an important question: WHY school? WHY does every society in the world place a high value on educating their children? Why do many societies urge ALL their citizens to keep learning, at […]
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where conflicting priorities or values in your life caused you to feel you were in a ‘no win’ situation? If so, what did you do to resolve the conflict in your soul? In our study of 1 Corinthians 7 today let’s look at what Paul wrote to some Christians […]
Perhaps because my father is Ninety-nine years old and we love talking about his memories of many decades ago, I am fascinated by the differences between the generations alive today. What do I mean? My father’s generation often remained loyally employed by the same employer for 20 or 30 years, or more. Today, […]
Hello, my ‘Walking with Jesus’ friends on this, the first day of September. For many people this is the final week of summer. I wonder how you would characterize this past summer in your life journey? Do you agree that summer is often a time of pursuing one’s passions? That’s one reason more vacations […]
As we begin a new week together I have an important question for us: Is the Holy Spirit of God ready to lead us into understanding God’s truth even in such widespread confusion in our world? How does God teach us to think wisely, truthfully, and with purity in our decadent world, when so often public opinion is opposed to […]
No matter where you live in the world, would you agree that one of the most frequently discussed topics, and one of the more volatile of all human relationships is… MARRIAGE!? And when considering marriage, do you find that the sexual relations aspect of marriage, if one of the most frequently thought about […]
