Monthly Archives: February 2018

The Lord’s message rang out from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia—your faith in God has become known everywhere. (1 Thessalonians 1:8)  As was customary in his day, Paul opened his letter to the Thessalonians with words of thanksgiving … Continue reading →

If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. It’s the hard that makes it great. (Tom Hanks)  I’m currently enjoying the opportunity of serving as a mentor to a couple of guys making their way through college.  Each of them is struggling with the … Continue reading →

Our College and Career Class is making its way through Colossians.  As we learned, the church in Colossae was a bit of a mess.  They had divided themselves over things such as food, festivals, angel worship, race, culture, and economic … Continue reading →

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The book of Leviticus is often a long, dry read.  In it, God laid out the rules for His people, Israel, including instructions for temple sacrifices.  There were burnt offerings, sin offerings, wave offerings, and grain offerings.  Among the seemingly … Continue reading →

Someday you will read or hear that Billy Graham is dead. Don’t you believe a word of it. I shall be more alive than I am now. I will just have changed my address. I will have gone into the … Continue reading →

“…no one will covet your land when you go up three times each year to appear before the Lord your God. (Exodus 34:24) The significance of this verse had always escaped me.  It’s in a section of Scripture describing ancient … Continue reading →

When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the Lord. (Exodus 34:29)  When I was young, … Continue reading →

But his sons-in-law thought he was joking. (Genesis 19:14) What a tragic sentence.  There had been nothing funny about what Lot had said, and there was absolutely nothing to laugh about afterwards either. An angel had told Lot what God … Continue reading →

Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind. Theodore Roosevelt.  I don’t know the context of Roosevelt’s words above, but I appreciate their truth.  Many of us enjoy discussing the Christian faith in … Continue reading →