Lifestyles
The gift
In the Ten Commandments God has given us a gift by setting forth how we can and should ... Read more
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Lifestyles
The wonderful news of Christmas
For Christmas we have wonderful images, particularly from Luke and Matthew. From Luke we get the image of ... Read more
Lifestyles
Turn your worries over to God
This seems to be a season of worry, doesn’t it? Do we have enough food for the Thanksgiving ... Read more
Lifestyles
The image of God
What does God look like? Remember what happened when the Israelites were waiting for Moses to come down ... Read more
Lifestyles
A rock you can count on
Have you ever been in an earthquake? I’ve been through several earthquakes. The area in Pakistan where I ... Read more
Lifestyles
Spread the seed
Jesus tells the parable of the sower in Matthew 13:1-23. The sower throws out the seed and it ... Read more
Lifestyles
Giving multiplied by Jesus
In John 6:1-15, John gives us his rendition of the story of the feeding of the five thousand. ... Read more
Lifestyles
Rhythm
Our existence is based on rhythm. There is the beat of the heart, absolutely necessary for our lives ... Read more
Lifestyles
You can’t take it with you
In Luke Chapter 12, when he is asked about possessions, Jesus tells the parable about the rich fool. ... Read more
Columns
How do you believe?
In the third chapter of John, Nicodemus comes to Jesus. He is a Pharisee, he’s one of the ... Read more
Columns
Cleanse me
Early in Jesus ministry, Mark 1:40-45 tells us of a time when a leper comes up to Jesus. ... Read more
Columns
Treasures in Heaven
Boy, the stock market has sure taken us on a ride this last week or two. I know ... Read more
Columns
Moths and rust
Boy, the stock market has sure taken us on a ride this last week or two. I know ... Read more
Columns
How are your hinges?
Did you ever think about door hinges? It’s not something we usually think about, they’re just there. But ... Read more
Columns
Light burst into the world
Light. Christmas is all about light, isn’t it? We have the lights on the trees, the carolers have ... Read more
Church & Community
‘Worship … from A to Z’
Psalm 111 is a wonderful psalm for Thanksgiving. The psalmist knew that God is not theoretical, and that ... Read more
Columns
Giving and forgiving
The Lord’s Prayer in Luke 11:2-4 is different from the traditional one we usually recite from Matthew 6. ... Read more
Columns
‘How are you exercising your love?’
I’m going to make a confession to you: I hate to exercise. It’s such a hassle, takes up ... Read more
Columns
We’re at the brink
We’re at the brink. Moses was at the brink. He’d been given the vision of the land of ... Read more
Columns
A code for living in freedom
The Ten Commandments are so familiar. We learned them when we were small and memorized them. One, you ... Read more
Church & Community
‘Tiny, small, yet how powerful’
What do you see when you look at a little baby? Those tiny hands, little fingers that curl ... Read more
Devotional
Amazing grace from Paul
In this devotional, I would like to look at I Timothy 1: 12-17. Paul is writing this letter ... Read more
Columns
Showing a family resemblance
The other day I was sitting and thinking, and there is a little habit I’ve picked up. When ... Read more
Columns
‘What cross can you take up?’
“If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves, take up their cross and follow me.” ... Read more
Devotional
‘Take your second chance’
Well, we’re going into a new year, and I wonder how many of us are wondering if this ... Read more
Columns
‘Mary, Did You Know’
One of my favorite Christmas songs is “Mary, Did You Know?” Mark Lowry wrote it in 1984 when ... Read more
Columns
‘Faith you can rely on, even when it means your life’
In 2 Cor. 5:7, Paul writes that we walk by faith, not by sight. According to Paul, that ... Read more