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Sometimes we hear of someone on a construction job that was not wearing his safety strap. Then he falls from a height to either hurt himself badly or be killed. Jude, the brother of Jesus, wrote a letter that is included in the New Testament. He was writing to a...
"So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness." (Colossians 2:6-7) The roots on our "eyeball tree", as my granddaughter used to...
"For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart." (Hebrews 4:12) In our back yard we have a bird feeder. Since I try to...
"The one who loves his fellow Christian resides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him." (1 John 2:10, NET) My Italian Grandmother was a wonderful woman. “Nanny” had a loving, vibrant soul that she carried around in a short, heavyset body. She had a...
"Seek peace and pursue it." (1 Peter 3:11b, Psalm 34:14b) A commentary I once read said that resentment comes from a Latin word, resentir, meaning to feel over and over again. Resentment can be repeatedly re-experiencing unforgiven resentments. Along these lines,...
"He is my mighty rock, my refuge." (Psalm 62:7) We were getting ready to go away for a weekend. During the steamy tropical fall months it is a treat for us to visit a cooler climate. I was thinking, "R & R", yes! Rest and Relaxation was what I had in mind, maybe...
"Now it shall be, if you diligently obey the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you obey...
"I will go before you and will level the mountains" (Isaiah 45:2) "I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert." (Isaiah 43:19) "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest." (Exodus 33:14) So the blob of ant poison was right smack in the...
"Be still, and know that I am God." (Psalm 46:10) The hike up through Stagecoach Trail was worth it. We were rewarded with a spectacular at over ten thousand feet. Still, we weren’t above the timberline. ‘Older than dirt’ towering pines and spruces dotted the...
"He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake." (Psalm 23:2-3) I have often heard the question put forth as to the mechanism of God's guiding...
It was the Christmas break from school almost 40 years ago. I had spent most of the morning like any young boy would, playing outside in the snow and soaking up the few hours of sunlight on the shortest day of the year. I had delighted in stomping through the freshly...
Parousia In the concluding part of our series, "Order...Order...Order", based on the inspired sequencing of Psalms 22-24, today we come to Psalm 24: "Lift your heads, you gates. Be lifted, you ancient doors, so that the king of glory may come in. Who is this king of...
Friends today we come to the concluding part of the series "Operation demolish prejudice". "Lord, is this man born blind on account of his sins or that of his parents?" (John 9:1-2). Honestly who is blind here? The blind man or the Disciples blinded by prejudice. How...