Today's mini-sermon is the last of a three part series. These have been inspired by recent happenings that involved Rocket, our "male" Cockatiel who "turned" female the day she laid an egg. In a matter of minutes, our loving, sociable pet turned into an...
The following Scriptural Nugget is the last one in a mini-series based on John 11. "He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation . . ." (John 11:51-52) Lazarus, the man who had been dead for 4...
"Therefore this is what the LORD says: 'If you repent, I will restore you that you may serve me; if you utter worthy, not worthless, words, you will be my spokesman.'" (Jer. 15:19). The destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian captivity are...
Today's mini-sermon is the final part of the 12-part series on the 9th chapter of John. "Jesus said, ‘For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind.’” (John 9:39) Do you remember the story of the blind men and...
"But do not think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, on whom your hopes are set." (John 5:45-46) Jesus has just healed a crippled man beside the pool of Bethesda (John 5:1-15). Such a miracle certainly cannot be hidden, and before...
"May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is a new creation. Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule,...
To know and trust CHRIST is Christianity ! It is not an ism of religion, but it is spirituality !! Something to believe and do is religion. Religion doesn't change hearts Not bothering about a lost soul And projecting God without having HIS spirit. Religion offers the...
"On hearing his words, some of the people said, 'Surely this man is the Prophet.' Others said, 'He is the Christ.' Still others asked, 'How can the Christ come from Galilee? Does not the Scripture say that the Christ will come from David's family and from...
This is the 4th in a short series focusing what Israel's earliest leaders, the judges, have to teach us. Today's leadership lesson comes from a little-known judge of Israel, Ibzen of Bethlehem . . . "After him, Ibzan of Bethlehem led Israel. He had thirty sons and...
Like any good, law-abiding citizen, I always do my best to follow the traffic laws. As a result, I haven't received a traffic ticket in -- let's say -- 15 years? And that last ticket was actually for an accident -- one that wasn't even my fault -- not for a...