READ: I Corinthians 9: 24-27 Someone asked me one day this strange question: What is the worst thing that could happen to your life as a Christian? At the time I had no answer, but after thinking about it, I suppose my answer would be, “To stand before the Lord after I died and hear Him say, ‘Let […]
READ: Luke 5: 1-11 Jesus has finished preaching. He has used Simon’s boat as a pulpit. But now, Jesus is asking Simon to go fishing. Simon replies, “We toiled all night and caught nothing, but at your word, I will let down the nets.” And they catch so many fish that they have to call their partners to […]
READ: Galatians 5:1 MSNBC online featured an article about the book How Rich People Think. Steve Siebold spent 30 years interviewing rich people. They like to group with each other, not to talk about money, but because they are discriminated against. He found that they believe people don’t like them because of their money. And when people find out […]
READ: Psalm 121 Disappointment is a part of Christmas. As a teenager, I remember the one Christmas I didn’t get something that I passionately wanted, more than I remember those times when I did. I am guessing that the pregnant, teenage Mary didn’t want to be away from her own her family when she delivered. And likely, she didn’t […]
READ: Hebrews 12: 1-3 We celebrate lots of ‘starts’ in this life. We celebrate the start of a marriage with a wedding, dreaming of a ‘happily ever after.’ We celebrate the start of a tiny new life with bows and birth announcements. At each ‘start,’ the focus is on the joy of the moment – people aren’t looking […]