The Temptation to Compartmentalize
The Temptation to Compartmentalize The first verse of the Bible that Linda and I taught our Children to memorize was…
A Trust, a Test, and a Temporary Assignment
Three Metaphors for Life The Bible offers three metaphors for life: Life is a trust, life is a test and…
Taking Spiritual Initiative!
Spiritual Initiators in Your Home If you were to ask our youngest son, Seth, about some of his fondest memories…
OPEN AND CLOSED DOORS
A recent favorite passage of mine comes from Revelation 3: “7 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia…
The Great Mandate
Most of us have heard of the Great Commission (Matthew 28:1-20), and the Great Commandment (Matthew 22:37-40). What we don’t…
A New Year…
As we start out the New Year, I find it particularly important to consider how exactly we interpret God’s Word….
#6 December 24, 2010 | The Four Signs of Christmas
Signs are always helpful and effective. Signs like: “Keep Out”, “Open”, ‘Detour,” “Help Wanted,” “Child Sleeping,” or “In Session,” all…
#5 December 22, 2010 | We Have Come To Worship Him
“After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to…