Peers, Walk-outs, and Worldview
…that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them to their children, so that they should set their hope in God and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments; Psalm 78:6-7 I was born into a generation of protestors. My peers protested against the…
Read MoreComfortable Bystanders
Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers? He said, “The one who showed mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.” Luke 10:36 – 37 This reveals my age, but I remember the shock of the nation…
Read MoreHard Faith
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Ephesians 4:31 “No one ever told me being a Christian would be so hard.” This was the statement of a young man who is in the midst of a serious trial in…
Read MoreExpect the Good
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 I remember sitting in her kitchen when her husband called. They were Christians. I was not. I could only hear her end of the conversation. Her: Oh, you…
Read MoreThe Unexpected Response
And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it…” Genesis 1:28a The Value of Children Some years ago (when we were in a different church), we had invited friends to come and visit our worship service on Sunday morning. During their visit there was an…
Read MoreDaily Distractions
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10 It all has to get done. We have work to do in all areas of life. From the time we are children; daughters, students, sisters, to becoming employees, wives, or mothers.…
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