Reward is an important word in every society, isn’t it? As children we sought rewards from our parents when we did chores they gave us, or as students we hoped for rewards with good grades, right? As employees we expect a paycheck and hopefully some words of encouragement from time to time? But, honestly now, do we expect […]
Paul writes: “I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly, mere infants in Christ…for since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting as mere humans?” (1 Cor. 3:1-3) Oh my, that’s a wakeup call for all of us, […]
While you and I cannot be in two physical places at the same time, can we be in two places in our minds simultaneously? Of course! But can we see our world, understand our world and think in our world with TWO minds simultaneously? Can we think with our practical mind, based on […]
How important is HUMILITY to you? Humility in leaders, humility in friendships, humility you see in yourself? 2700 years ago, God said something to the Jewish prophet Isaiah which has become very significant in my life. God said: “This is the person I look on with favor: those who are humble and contrite […]
What in our world causes you to feel inadequate, or foolish in your wisdom, or unprepared for the challenges you face in life? The amount of global information continues to grow at such a fast pace that even huge data centers, with thousands of computers collecting and tracking all information, cannot keep pace. Is it science […]
Did you know the Gospel of Jesus Christ seems like foolishness to many people? In fact, join me again today with the apostle Paul as he is writing his first letter to the Christians living in a very confused city, Corinth, in about 55ad. Paul knew the Christians then, as today, were ridiculed by people who really didn’t […]
When you hear news of distant family or friends embroiled in disagreements how do you respond? Join me again with the apostle Paul in the great city of Ephesus in 55ad. As we saw yesterday Paul was experiencing both a wonderful response to his proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus in Ephesus, as well as great opposition from many people who rejected […]
What motivates you to take action? A need you want to meet? A personal agenda or dream you want to accomplish? Responding to a call for help from someone you care about? Or maybe the financial or accolades benefit you anticipate? I left you yesterday with the apostle Paul, in the great city of Ephesus, in about 55ad. […]
Have you given much thought to the many ways Jesus makes Himself known to such a wide diversity of people all around our world? Join me again in the great city of Ephesus in about 55ad with the apostle Paul, on his third missionary journey. This is his second visit to Ephesus and Acts 19:10 tells us Paul […]
There are some words in our Christian vocabulary which stir up people and fairly quickly evidence their differences, would you agree? “Baptism” is one of those words, isn’t it? Yesterday I left you in a conversation the apostle Paul was having with some people in the great city of Ephesus who thought they were Christians, but they admitted they had never heard […]
