“Don’t burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Be alert servants of the Master, cheerfully expectant. Don’t quit in hard times; pray all the harder.” Romans 12:11,12 The Message Although we’re to ‘endure hardship’ (II Timothy 4:5) we are not to expect it to last the rest of our lives! We are to wait the […]
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Borderless Trust
“(Israel) even spoke against God himself, saying, ‘God can’t give us food in the wilderness. Yes, he can strike a rock so water gushes out, but he can’t give his people bread and meat.’” Psalm 78:19,20 New Living Translation I love it when in a worship service ‘we’ quit singing and ‘I’ start singing. It’s not that […]
Testimonies From Strange Places
Imagine hearing a testimony here! Augie delivered beer. It was his job. Augie met Jesus personally. It was his greatest joy. Augie had a testimony and when not telling it, he would be singing it while driving his delivery truck, in the shower and occasionally inside the supermarket cooler while loading beer from the back. […]
Inadequate Explanations
There’s so much we don’t know … “Don’t be afraid, Mary,” the angel told her, “for you have found favor with God! You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High.” Luke 1:30-32 New […]
Blurred Pictures
Even beauty can be blurred Aside from a fuel stop on my way to Viet Nam in the 70’s … this was my first ‘feet on the ground’ experience in Hawaii. With only two days and one night and a banquet to conduct and follow-up to handle, there wouldn’t be much sightseeing. But I had […]
Fearless
I had to destroy them, but I grudgingly respected them nonetheless. Working in my backyard (read ‘extended sand dune’) I became aware of movement on my legs. Looking down there were several small red ants making their way over my shoes and up my leg. I brushed them off and continued working. […]
Throttle AND Wheel
In 2005 country singer Carrie Underwood released the song “Jesus Take The Wheel.” It was the story of a young mother going through difficult times and her Christmas Eve drive to Cincinnati with her baby asleep in its car seat. As she hits black ice and loses control of the car, she releases the […]
A Father When An Uncle Won’t Do
When Jesus was looking for answers that weren’t available, He didn’t cry “Uncle.” – He cried “Father!” “Jesus prayed this prayer: “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike.” Matthew 11:25 New Living Translation […]
Learning From Jehoshaphat
60 Seconds of Pastoral Pondering What can a leader do to turn frightened and disoriented people into a confident, spiritually aggressive and faith-filled army? King Jehoshaphat of II Chronicles fame can provide us with some answers. It’s tough to be a God follower when the God haters are out to get you. Many […]
This God Lives Here!
The wily old monarch of the Old Testament – Nebechudnezzar – had a dream one night that scared him so badly that although he couldn’t remember the dream, the horror of it wouldn’t let go of him. He had to know what he had dreamt and what it meant to his kingdom. Summoning his […]