It was a beautiful Friday evening in the summer. The afternoon sun was beating down but a slight breeze made the evening sun bearable. My head was full of details. I was in full Martha mode. The text from a friend cancelling because of sickness did not help my state at all. Amazon had dropped the ball. Worship was cancelled because we had to reschedule due to rain. Here I...
Therefore…
Yesterday my Facebook feed was filled with “He is Risen.” We celebrated with church family, food, and Easter Egg hunts. It was beautiful! But if today, I return to normal without a sense of awe of the implications that He has risen, yesterday becomes simply a religious ritual. If you have a saving knowledge of Christ, let’s continue the celebration of Easter every day because of the following truths: He...
Let Us Pray
Luke 18, one of my favorites. When I was going through a particular difficult time, the story of the persistent widow was of great comfort. I learned, as I cry out to God both day and night, eventually God would answer. That is a truth. But as I read Luke 18 this morning, I discovered Jesus’ example of how to pray did not end with the story of the widow....
What America Needs
I read a familiar passage this morning: For God has not given us a spirit of fear but of power, love, and sound judgment. II Timothy 1:7 Although I have read and quoted this scripture often, this morning, it caused me to ponder. I questioned its truthfulness. (Now, don’t get your panties in a wad. I believe in the inherent word of God but sometimes in questioning you get a...
Silver and Gold, I Have None
Sometimes our requests are designed to placate our true need. We pray for the pain to subside, when really a deeper issue needs healing. We ask for more money when perhaps we need wisdom in managing our finances. There was a man who begged for money all of his life. Lame from birth. Perhaps he didn’t believe he could be healed. Perhaps he believed God was angry with him. He...