I recently read an article that struck me. It made a comment that was not unusual, but it struck me. It was about a church that could not record their Sunday services in their beautiful building because of a power outage. The church “could not imagine having services without their...
Then He poured water into the basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded. John 13: 5 One of the problems with the church today is that we are known more for what we are against than what we are for. We are often seen as...
The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalm 18:2 There are times in life when the world around us seems to be more than we can handle. Right now, it’s the Coronavirus...
King David of Israel knew fear. He was hunted and pursued, sometimes by those close to him. His spiritual insight led him to realize he did not need to fear people when they attack (Psa. 56:2-4). He asks, “What can mere man do to me?” (56:5). But he knew that God was on his side (vs...
We have all been horrified at recent mass shootings, and stunned that in 2019 some of them are racially motivated. There are days when the news makes me feel like we are once again in the 1960s and that little progress has been made. I recently read an article in which an author suggested...
Probably all have heard about the recent bombings in Sri Lanka. As horrifying as that event was, it is not an incident in isolation. On Palm Sunday a Fulani attack on Christians in Nigeria at a baby dedication ended up with 10 dead, including children. The Sri Lanka attack is now purported to be...
I was thinking recently about how differently the church can look…and still be the church. Even in my experience I have seen the church in a number of varieties: I have been in small, country sized churches. Sometimes one room. My grandfather pastored many churches like this and I...
I was interested to hear (all day) about Starbuck’s day of training for employees. Of course ultimately this is a good thing. In my opinion it was way overplayed by the press...but that is how we do things, isn’t it? It’s hard to believe that it needs to be said, but...