Finding a spouse and maintaining a good marriage may consume much of one’s thinking, effort, and time. Western culture has significantly skewed the whole process of love and marriage away from Scripture and its teachings about the topic. A simple internet search will reveal the dismal statistics of Christian couples living together and divorce rates… read more»
Fathered by God
A great source of joy for faithful Bible readers is the correlation of both Jesus and Christians to the truth of being fathered by God. In a practical way, Christians are powerfully helped in their commitment not to keep on practicing a sinful lifestyle. They are wonderfully watched over and protected from the evil one… read more»
Holy is He
Yahweh our God is THE God! Deuteronomy 10:17 says it well: For Yahweh, your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God who does not show partiality nor take a bribe. The Bible makes clear there are other lesser gods and other lesser… read more»
Love Lifted Me
God bless, beloved, The other day, I was on a conference call with three healthcare providers regarding the future plans for someone in their care. The person who initiated and steered the conversation was curt and somewhat disrespectful. When I talked, she discarded what I said and interrupted. Such interaction offers an invitation to… read more»
Balaam and the Birth of Jesus
The birth of Jesus Christ was extraordinary, or should I say supernatural, in so many ways with perhaps the most surprising being the fulfillment of the prophecy spoken by Balaam. When Israel was at the end of their 40 years in the wilderness, they came to Moab just east of where they would eventually cross… read more»
The Excellent Way
Dear Believer, God’s abounding blessings to you during this holiday season. Profound and riveting is the clear and emphatic emphasis Jesus placed on love. When the skeptical lawyer asked Jesus what was the great commandment in the Law, his response was to love God with your all and all and to love your neighbor as… read more»
Dealing with our Culture 2: Hyper-Individualism
In my last post, “Seeing the Filter,” I considered how the culture is constantly nudging our sense of what’s normal by scripting and re-scripting what we think will make us safe and happy. The world puts filters over our eyes to color how we perceive everything without us even noticing it. Such deception is insidious… read more»
Joy and Thanksgiving
Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing. Know that the Lord Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. For the Lord is good;… read more»
Alluring Allusions (Part Two)
After having used the mustard seed and shrub/tree idea to speak of God’s Kingdom in Mt. 13:31, 32 and Luke 13:18, 19, Jesus later alluded to his own grain of mustard seed picture to describe faith in Matthew 17:20 and Luke 17:5, 6. The record in Matthew dealt with the context of the powerful, spiritual… read more»
Sunday Service in the Park
Join us at Cook Park this Sunday (May 28) at 10:30am. We’ll be at the main pavilion, called Cook Park Pavilion. We’ll have lawn chairs and picnic tables set up, but you are also welcome to bring your chairs and blankets as well. This will be a family style fellowship, with child-care provided for ages… read more»
