Some days you would rather walk. Today the horse laid down. Tommie and I arrived for a lunch date at the Senior Citizens Center. Her invitation to eat there may have implied her true feelings about my age. We got in the car to head back to the school for FCA and there wasn’t even [...]
Monthly Archives: March 2004
Sometimes we assume too much …
I received the following in an e-mail this morning. It certainly reflects on how quickly we assume/presume when it comes to others.
Helen, the church gossip and self-appointed arbiter of the church’s morals, kept sticking her nose into other people’s business. Several residents were unappreciative of her activities, but feared her enough to maintain their silence. [...]
Living beyond abstractions …
We make following Jesus too private a matter. We do not want anyone “advising” us as we “do what God wants us to do.” So, we fly under the radar only knowing in our own hearts if we are submitting to follow Jesus or not. Real problems occur when we try to communicate to others [...]
Blessed …
Our Sunday evening sermon was outstanding! Certainly a brash statement from the pastor. I did not preach Sunday night. Those who gathered literally shared the gospel – the victory of God in King Jesus. Story after story carried with it the theme of redemption or the hope of redemption. I was moved to consider how [...]
Slaves and a King …
From my weekly e-mail …
Wind. Chicago may be the ?Windy City?, Oklahoma should be the ?Windy State.? My neighbor has a wind generator (read, large propeller spun by the wind to produce electricity). In this wind, it sounds as though a plane is in constant ?take off.?
We began a study through the book of Romans [...]
Victory today, not just tomorrow …
Jason’s sermon yesterday led me to consider a hymn we sing from time to time, “Victory In Jesus.” We sing lightly on the first two verses but bust it out singing the third. Yet, the hymn holds some important theology for us to consider. If Jesus won for us the victory, what did he win [...]
Friends …
Over the past year I have made an e-friend who has become a “phone friend”, who one day I hope to meet. Jim lives in Seattle. He is co-founcer of Off-the-Map. My first encounter with Jim and his website came last May. In a conference call he shared some fascinating insights on evangelism; especially significant [...]
My best friend …
Twenty-one years ago this evening, I married my best friend. We sense today what we felt then, blessed God honored our lives with a deep friendship. What we thought was deep then seems only a shallow stream after sharing life for these years. Add to twenty-one the four years we spent “dating” and we have [...]
… putting it together … following Jesus in this world …
We often take passages and lift them from their context. For example, Paul wrote to the Corinthians quoting from the prophets, “Therefore come out from them and be separate.” (2 Cor. 6:17). Paul wrestled with this community of Christ followers with regard to a number of issues. An overarching theme could be described as a [...]
. . . won’t see this …
I walked through the building this morning and took a picture of the supply line for our “fire sprinkler” system.
Once the building is up and completed, you won’t see this water source. The ceiling will offer indications we have a “sprinkler” system, but you will not readily see the source.
We ought to give off evidences [...]
