What would my life be like if I had not been born a Christian? I would never have tasted a piece of bacon if I had been born in a Jewish family! And if I had been born in Nigeria and Muslim, caring for hospice patients and their families would have never been such a…
What does your fellowship group offer children and young adults? What do you as parents expect your fellowship to do? What does God expect you to do? I have been editing a book this week, Parent-Driven Discipleship by Michael Kennedy, and I have nine grandchildren who range in age from 16 to 4. This week…
Think back on those early days when you first learned about Christ. Remember how you remained faithful even though it meant terrible suffering. Sometimes you were exposed to public ridicule and were beaten, and sometimes you helped others who were suffering the same things. You suffered along with those who were thrown into jail, and…
Random questions for today: How old are you? In that secret place inside of you, how old do you think you will be when you die? I do not watch television newscasts. I go online & I scan through various online news sites & that is how I keep up with local and world news….
How well God must like you – you don’t hang out at Sin Saloon, you don’t slink along Dead-End Road, you don’t go to Smart-Mouth College. Instead you thrill to God’s Word, you chew on Scripture day and night. You’re a tree replanted in Eden, bearing fresh fruit every month, Never dropping a leaf, always…
A friend, CJ, posted this story on her FaceBook timeline. CJ is going through cancer treatment for the fifth time. She wants to bring Jesus’ love wherever she is in a hospital, in the midst of chemo treatment, wherever. I hope after you read this story that you will remember CJ in prayer every time…
To-the-point, practical books which help people in their grief journey are not plentiful. Books which help the supporters of people in their grief journey are also not plentiful. The third truism in this prologue to my recommendation is that different styles of books speak to different people. But I submit that when we are in…
It’s a holiday weekend here in the U.S. My eyes have tears and my throat is tight as I thank my God for the gift of living here. I have read many times on Facebook and blogs about how we U.S. Christians are “persecuted.” Hogwash! We don’t know the meaning of that word and we…
Beginning Monday, July 7th, Henry and I will be hosting a “live” Google Hangout Bible Study @ 7 p.m. CDT. Every week we will be studying the Lectionary texts for the following Sabbath. Here are the texts for our first week: Isaiah 55:10-13 Psalm 119:105-112 Romans 8:1-11 Matthew 13:1-23 Opening Question: How does God speak…
Great blog post this morning from Greg May (author, teacher, and fisherman), entitled Useless Bible Knowledge?. He tells of a conversation with someone who was interested in coming to a Men’s Bible Study that he does until the fellow found out that their discussions were about the application in their lives of what they learned…