Posts tagged “Jesus”
Give what you can
The story of Jesus and the generous but poor widow in Luke 21:1-4 is worth your time. Jesus has a different way of determining…
Stick with grace
I took some unofficial measurements of the offering boxes in our church lobby and the cross that hangs in our sanctuary. I discovered that…
Start with grace
If you grew up in church, what do you remember hearing about financial giving? Did it start with grace? Was Jesus the first part…
Faultless
For about 15 years of my life, I was a rabid collector of sports cards. Baseball cards, football cards, basketball cards, and hockey cards…
Death is not the end
I live about a block away from one of the largest and most respected medical systems in Wisconsin. It’s where I held my dad’s…
The potential is in the seed
At any given moment, there are two versions of you: the version that is and the version that could be. There was a commercial…
“Pastor, do you keep these commandments?”
One evening after teaching a classroom of teenagers about sex, marriage, and living together, a young man raised his hand and asked, “Pastor Mike,…
Jesus is my vine
Jesus loved to use parables and metaphors to explain who he was. This is one of them: Jesus said, “I am the vine; you…
A foundation in the storm
As I write this devotion, a hurricane is bearing down on the Gulf Coast. Winds of 100+ mph. Storm surge. Heavy rain. For people…
Where every great marriage starts
Recently, when I typed wife and husband and marriage and married into a Bible search engine, I discovered 14 specific commands for Christian spouses….
God’s Word to married women
I recently typed wife and married and marriage into a Bible search engine, and what I discovered were the “7 Commandments for Christian Wives.”…
Prediction or promise?
Prediction or promise? Decca Records once told the Beatles that their sound was on the way out. Thankfully the Beatles didn’t take that prediction…