“Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers.” 1 Timothy 4:16 (ESV) I suspect most, if not all, of us have heard part of the purpose of education is to help us learn how to think, rather than … More Persist
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. – 1 John 4:18 ESV Fear is a natural element of the human condition. It is easy to utter the words “fear not,” but it is much more … More Casting Out Fear
Many, if not most, of us are familiar with the Syro-Phoenician woman. Her story appears twice in the Gospels, Mark and Matthew, and because they are a little different, I want to focus on Mark … Mark 7: 24-30 (NIV) 24 Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre.[a] He entered a house … More Listening Like Jesus …
Assumptions matter. They matter a great deal. There was a story I heard years ago about a physicist, a chemist, and an economist who were stranded on a desert island with no tools and a can of food. The physicist and the chemist each devised an ingenious mechanism for getting the can open; the … More What are our Assumptions?
I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. Psalm 122, Verse 1, King James Version Roy Goodart in his congregational moment speaking about our “Step-Up” campaign on February 19th reflected on a young adult who told him that the high point of his week was Sunday … More True to Jesus
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