When you think about HOPE I wonder what your greatest HOPE is for the future? Good health well into your old age? Or maybe hope that neither your children nor grandchildren will ‘go off the rails’? Or perhaps hope that those who already have will come back? Now here’s a more important question: Upon what do […]
I wonder if you remember doing something called ‘show and tell’ in kindergarten? You brought something from home and stood before your class to explain what it was and why it was important to you, right? All through your life you have frequently used that skill as you’ve explained things to your children and other people. […]
What subject do you speak about with the greatest confidence and excitement? Your favorite sports team or vacation place? Or perhaps your family? Have you ever met someone who speaks about JESUS with great joy and enthusiasm? Do they speak with humble confidence that they are convinced of the absolute truthfulness of Jesus Christ and His […]
You and I live in a world where it is increasingly difficult to discern if what you hear or even see is factual, truthful or some level of distortion! I wonder how often you find yourself faced with needing help in discerning the difference…is it real or artificial intelligence? Maybe more important is discerning if […]
Have you ever scratched your head stupefied by WHY someone just doesn’t seem to understand what they are reading or hearing? On the other hand, have you had the great joy of being eyewitness to the moment when someone understands something for the first time? Do you remember how their eyes widen, their mouth opens, […]
Have you ever found yourself reminiscing about ‘the good old days’? As you reflect back on a time in the past, what causes you to think those were better days than the present? In our journey with the apostle Paul, it seems Paul faced some people who held the past in such high esteem that […]
Have you noticed our world has a fascination with both credentials and endorsements? When you are searching for help from a particular professional, such as a doctor or dentist or even a car mechanic or home builder, which is more important to you… the framed credentials and certificates hanging on their walls or referrals from […]
When you hear the word “aroma” what comes to your mind? Perfume or maybe flowers or the air after a rain, or maybe a terrible stench? We’re spending some time with the apostle Paul these days, as he had begun writing yet another letter to his friends in Corinth. Unlike 1 Corinthians, and the two […]
INTEGRITY is a character trait we long to see both in ourselves and others, right? But would you agree integrity is rare, especially with consistency? I find it fascinating that the apostle Paul wrote this to his friends in the crazy city of Corinth, about 2000 years ago: “Our conscience testifies that we have conducted […]
Have you ever come to the end of yourself with absolutely nothing left? In that place of desperation were you thinking your life might be over? Did you know there are at least TWO famous Bible heroes who came to that place? The great prophet Elijah, as he ran from Queen Jezebel who threatened to […]
