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 […]
Hello, my ‘Walking with Jesus’ friends, Have you ever been sent by someone as their representative? Perhaps your boss sent you to a meeting representing the company you worked for, or your parents urged you to remember you carried your family name as you headed out the door as a teenager. In our journey with […]
Hello, my ‘Walking with Jesus’ friends, For some years I’ve used the little phrase ‘a fingerprint of God’ to describe something that we SEE that can only be explained as a direct work of Almighty God, in our world. I try to live alert each day, watching for those ‘fingerprints of God’, what about you? […]
Hello, my ‘Walking with Jesus’ friends, Have you ever tried to ‘persuade’ someone to believe something or to take some specific action? Or have YOU ever felt pressured by a salesperson trying very hard to persuade you to make a BIG purchase? Lately we’ve been with the apostle Paul as he’s writing a very important […]
Good morning my “Walking with Jesus” friends, What is the most significant accountability moment you have ever experienced? We’ve probably all had times when we’ve been called to give account of our actions, right? Was that a terrifying experience for you? But have you ever been invited to an event where you were going to […]
Good Monday to you my “Walking with Jesus” friends, I’m so happy to begin this new week with you, do you know why? We’re with the apostle Paul as he’s writing a letter of great encouragement to his Christian friends in Corinth. The mid first century was a time for Christians quite similar to what […]
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 […]
