Hello, my “Walking with Jesus” friends, Have you noticed how rare it is to hear encouraging, uplifting, affirming words and how with increasing frequency we hear criticism or slander or intimidation or humiliation? One of the wisest men of all time wrote this: “The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue […]
Good weekend my “Walking with Jesus” friends, One of the most difficult aspects of parenting is watching children we love turn away from our wise advice and best efforts to help them avoid painful traps of selfish, self-destructive choices, right? Did you know God shares that same painful experience? As God watches humanity, which […]
Good morning my “Walking with Jesus” friends, Now, don’t let the fact that today is a ‘Friday the 13th’ shake you up! Our great God, the Creator of the Universe, reigns supreme today over all things, in all places, even including the farthest corners of our universe! Probably each and all of us know […]
Hello, my ‘Walking with Jesus’ friends on this Thursday, I begin today with an important question: as you look around your part of the world do you see people, or leaders, or organizations, or institutions suppressing the truth? Is it possible you actually see that happening with some people or organizations who have a […]
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 […]
