Posts tagged “Church Family”
Sir, we would like to see Jesus
Jesus was in Jerusalem. His name was being talked about all over Israel. It was the week he was going to die, and he…
The weakest link
“A chain is only as strong as its weakest link” is a proverb inspired from an 18th-century book by Thomas Reid. Ideally, God’s visible…
Mr. Lonely
Ready or not, here it comes. Jingle bells rockin’ round your Christmas tree with your little drummer boy and your Santa baby while you…
Are you ready for creation’s final concert?
Sometimes I think singing isn’t as much a part of our culture as it used to be. The evidence is everywhere. About a month…
To be at peace again
Some of the most comforting verses of the Bible are found in Acts 15:36-40: Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go…
It’s all God’s grace!
We are forgiven and accepted by God because of the finished work of Jesus. It’s all God’s grace. And yet, God’s grace isn’t reduced…
Preparing for the storm
My Florida friends spent last week preparing for Hurricane Ian. Some reinforced windows in their homes. Another packed up a bunch of her possessions…
YOU are the moon
“You are the light of the world.” If Jesus didn’t say it, we might think it was false teaching. But he did say it…
You get the gold
In 2018, for the first time in 20 years, the U.S. women’s hockey team earned a gold medal. Now, I’m a sap for just…
Let there be lights
A few years back, our family took a tour through Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. At one point in a deep, open part of the…
If you build it, they will come
“If you build it, they will come.” That was the classic line from the classic baseball movie Field of Dreams. A mysterious voice from…
Laugh a little
Life can be so serious. There’s a lot of important stuff going on, important things we need to be doing, and important matters we…