When my dad would leave for his two weeks’ active duty in the Navy Reserves every year, he would tell me I needed to be “the man of the house” and take care of my mother. He didn’t expect me… Continue Reading →
A huge winter storm, dumping 18+ inches of snow on the North Country, is expected to continue through today, so we’ve cancelling our classes and worship service out of safety concerns. My observations: shoveling snow during a storm with strong… Continue Reading →
A man went to his neighbor to borrow a shovel but was told that he couldn’t because the neighbor had to take his wife to the doctor next Tuesday. “What’s that got to do with me borrowing your shovel?” the… Continue Reading →
Cory Collins has a good outline of Hebrews 10, “Because He Did, We Therefore Must.” Here are his main points: What the law could not do, 1-4. What Jesus did, 5-18. What we therefore must do, 19-25.
Matthew 16:26 (ESV) 26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? In a great illustration that I saw recently,… Continue Reading →
Many of our New Year’s resolutions have to do with food: the quantity, the quality, or the management of it in the form of exercise. Many make resolutions as well about our spiritual food. After all, we are what we… Continue Reading →
There are two ways to enter a pool: cannonball or creep. Those who creep endure a slow, inch-by-excruciating-inch torture of cold water on their feet, ankles, legs, knees, etc. and usually complain loudly at each step of the way until… Continue Reading →
A resurrection lesson just before Christmas? It makes sense if we realize that Jesus was the baby born to die. The angel declared to Joseph in Matthew 1:21 as Mary was with child that Jesus would save their people from… Continue Reading →
Who are you at the cross? One who scoffs? Challenges God to prove who He is? Like a soldier just there out of obligation hoping to collect a paycheck? A follower who deserted at the garden who has slunk back… Continue Reading →
I was in sixth grade when Atari came out with the first game system. I never owned one until my kids got a Wii. Even now if someone hands me a controller I spaz out-of-control because I have no idea… Continue Reading →
Can you imagine a husband checking off a marriage list at the end of the day that included items like told her I loved her, kissed her, bought flowers, warmed her car …. The very nature of a relationship defies… Continue Reading →
Timothy was a young evangelist, and yet Paul told him to “command and teach” the things that he had been writing to him about (1 Timothy 4:11-14). The bigger issue was how could Timothy (or us for that matter) be… Continue Reading →
Apparently in the religious world at large, some suggest that Jesus’ plans to establish His Kingdom were thwarted by wicked men who put Him on the cross, and so He had to establish His church instead. Ridiculous on so many… Continue Reading →
When coming to Luke 21, we can’t switch from preaching the gospel to reading the tabloids! In the manual for life, Jesus, zeroing in on verses 34-36, gives us advice about how to live in this life so we can… Continue Reading →
With so many translations of the Bible to choose from, how can a Christian know that what he is reading will make him or her thoroughly equipped for every good work (2 Timothy 3:16-17)? I. Acts 12:4. Recognize that the… Continue Reading →
Most work hard for a paycheck, but if the company can no longer give us money for our work, we no longer show up. We have a certain amount of loyalty but largely are not intrinsically invested in our jobs. … Continue Reading →
Satan lays all kinds of traps for us, preying on our weaknesses and sinful natures. Sometimes, he comes to us in what seems an impossible situation–like David found himself in facing Goliath! But, the secret is to know who is… Continue Reading →
Most only know that Zacchaeus was a “wee little man” who climbed a tree to see Jesus as He passed by, but this account is about great grace given because of this chief tax collector’s realization of his great wickedness… Continue Reading →
When I had to do research as a kid, I just hoped that the school library had something on my topic or could get it for me on loan in several weeks. Today with the internet, the problem is access… Continue Reading →
As Christians in the 21st Century, we have more leisure time than any other people living in any other time period in history. Technology and inventions have drastically cut down what we need to do just to survive. But, greater… Continue Reading →
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