The Power of the Resurrection
As Easter is rapidly approaching, I thought it would be good to look at the resurrection of Jesus this week...
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The Birth of Jesus Christ
Today, I would like to look into something that is insidious in nature. It is the attempt to change the calendar. So Bob, what does this have to do with the Christmas story? Well, I am glad that you asked the question. J...
Christmas Season
Ok we are in the first week of December so the Christmas season is here. This is a great time of year to celebrate the birth of Jesus. However, it is also a time of building pressures. Finances, holiday schedules, and decorating are among the many priorities that come into play during this window of time....
What about Creation by chance?
Today I would like to look at some of the history behind the naturalist viewpoint that the Universe and everything in it is the product of chance....
Stains
Stains, nobody likes them, and we all seem to have something spill on ourselves at the most inconvenient time. Coffee down the front of your shirt, pasta dropped in your lap, or grape juice on your couch or carpet. Life can be like that at times, unexpected events that have emotional impact woven into unfortunate sequences of events....
I am weak but He is strong.
In this blog, we have been talking about being strong and courageous Christians. Today I would like to look at our strength being a positional dynamic. It is not based on the notion of self-works or tenacity of human will power alone. Our strength is totally based on being adopted as Sons and Daughters into the Kingdom of God....
Every Heart Beat
All of this, got me thinking about how amazingly complex and fine-tuned our electrical system found in our hearts is. We just expect this system to work seamlessly, delivering blood supply to all of the cells in our body. The electrical properties of our hearts is so incredible....
God is Good: God is Holy.
When we look at the character and nature of who God is, we see that He is both profoundly good and exquisitely holy. So the question is, how do these attributes of God’s nature influence how we think out and live a Christian World-view?...
Traveling
I will be out traveling for the next 2 weeks, so I will be taking a break from posting....
Redefining Tolerance
Last week, I started to develop the idea that our cultures viewpoint about tolerance has radically changed. This week, I would like to look further into this topic....
Keep ReadingThere is something special about today
Every day we wake up in the knowledge that Christ has changed us. We have the opportunity to live life knowing we are a chosen people that have been called to join Him in the most amazing adventure....
Keep ReadingPublic Square
In last week’s post about horizontal relationships, we talked about how not to attempt to use the bible as a weapon to get what you want. In this week’s installment, I would like to explore other ways in which we should not attempt to use the bible....
Keep ReadingLife is Amazing
We have an amazing life in Christ let's live it. No matter what craziness is your life, in Christ it's all good!...
Keep ReadingHorizontal Relationships
I have been out of town on vacation this last week. In addition, when I returned, I got a chance to listen to Warren’s previous message on Ephesians Chapter 5 titled Jesus and His Bride. I feel like he said some important things that we need to be reminded of....
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The Big Picture Part 2
Last week we talked about there being 4 important aspects of the story of God’s redemption plan as follows: Creation, Fall, Redemption and New Life. We talked about how each of these woven together can help those that the Holy Spirit is drawing understand this life giving message....
Keep ReadingThe Big Picture
I had the opportunity to have a brief conversation with a young woman this week about where she is at concerning her journey to faith in Jesus. We were able to cover a very large amount of ground within a short time period. Today I would like to share the direction or flow of that conversation to what I would call the big picture of presenting the gospel....
Keep ReadingWisdom Metaphors
We have been spending some time talking about how wisdom is found in a Christian perspective of being single-minded rather than double-minded. Today we will look at some of the metaphors that describe just how desirable wisdom is. I mean that we all want to be wise right? Who would say that they would desire the opposite of wisdom? Well…That would just be dumb. ...
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