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Transition
Transitional times are often difficult to predict and even harder to navigate. In some sense they can be dangerous or disheartening. In consideration of the children of Israel, there was a “time in-between” which existed from the crossing of the Red Sea until Mount Sinai. Those days were filled with the high’s and low’s of
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Hidden Lessons
Psalm 78:1-4 O my people, listen to my instructions. Open your ears to what I am saying. For I will speak to you in a parable. I will teach you hidden lessons from our past – stories we have heard and known; stories our ancestors handed down to us. We will not hide these truths
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Day of Preparation
Luke 23:54 And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on. In Jewish tradition, given by God and set in order by Moses, Shabbat (Sabbath) was commissioned from sunset on Friday until sunset on Saturday. This coincides with Genesis: Gen 1:5 And the evening and the morning were the first day. Jesus died
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The Settled Word
Perhaps most are not aware, but the thought of church adjustment has been set in relation to our current culture. With so many historical revisions, re-edits of books and literature, people are more inclined to accept changes in order to make the church more inclusive. These conversations are not only taking place, but actions are
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Make Him Known
In consideration of current culture juxtaposed with the words of Jesus, it is evident that our understanding of the Lord is far from the scripture. Jesus spoke terms difficult for the American church to accept. Jesus said, Mat 19:30 But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first. This doesn’t
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Honor
Cutting to the chase… Adhering to the scripture, which means obeying the Word, makes a demand on the way we speak to another. It presses us into banner subjects such as Honor, Respect, and Recognition. I am often reluctant to speak such things as it can be seen as self-serving. However, the lack of kindness
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Where Your Treasure Is
The psalmist once wrote about the reality of this life. He said that those who are both “high and low, rich and poor” will all face death. This is an inevitable fact. It is appointed once for a person to die and this is an appointment that everyone will keep. Yet, so little emphasis is
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Temporal Thinking
In the same chapter in which blind Bartimaeus asked Jesus for a healing, a few of the Lord’s disciples sought for a future prominence as they perceived a natural kingdom to come. James and John were young and obviously foolish in their request. It only seems reasonable for us to consider their new found pride
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The Cost
Mark 5:17 And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts. The opening line of Mark 5 depicts a demon possessed man who lived in the country of the Gadarenes. The Bible spares no detail of the horrid conditions of his existence or the havoc he caused among the people. The men
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The Coming Storm
The moment occurred many years ago. As it was told, a tornado warning was issued for the plains of Kansas. The people knew it was approaching. The swirling clouds gathering in their familiar darkened colors. However, one family was in the middle of an argument and said that they would find shelter after they had