Posts tagged “Faithfulness”
“You suck”
My son, husband, and I were listening to a presentation by a mental performance coach. He invited a dozen high school football players to…
Truth and consequences
Pilate then went back inside the palace, summoned Jesus and asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus said, “My kingdom is…
How to Worship when War Hits Home: The gospel will be preached
Last Christmas, a man from Afghanistan showed up at our church. Just in case you have never been my city, we don’t have very…
How to Worship When War Hits Home: Start with God
I was emotionally holding it together right until the point when the young man prayed for “my people.” It was our church’s usual post-sermon…
“Because you say so”
One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God….
Just an ordinary year
I thought I would do a retrospective on the past year. Here is my checklist for this year in review. Did I get some…
When I grow up
“When I grow up, I want to be weak and scrawny!” Nobody would ever say that! We don’t want any part of our lives…
Christmas is a time to seek
How fast do you think the shepherds ran at Christmas? Once the angels had delivered God’s mail and told the shepherds that the Savior…
This is only a test
King Hezekiah was a phenomenal leader of the Israelite people and provided godly and inspired leadership that saved the country from annihilation. King Hezekiah…
Fight back
It feels like the world is getting more evil. I need both hands (and possibly my feet) to count how many people in the…
Something to give
I remember the exact date, time, and where I was when things started going downhill for our family this fall. We all experience it…
Live like a farmer
In the 21st century, only a small percentage of our citizens are employed in agriculture or farm-related businesses. Most of us don’t see farming…