Month: April 2014

There is a movie out which I haven’t seen but people I trust tell me is worth seeing. God’s Not Dead. I guess for some folks it may seem that way. I don’t ever get the feeling that God is Dead. Sometimes it seems He […]

But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” Mark 2:10 Yesterday we discussed the barriers to taking up our mats and walking. Today we look at the reason Jesus performed this miracle in the first […]

Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.” John 5:8 Sunday our pastor spoke on Jesus’ cure of the paralytic man. It was inspiring. In fact, it inspired me to repeat some of his comments and add some of my […]

My grand son-in-law and a friend showed up at our house yesterday and worked very hard for twelve hours transforming our bathroom. I was exhausted just being their go-fer. Last night I watched my favorite college basketball team end a wonderful year. They weren’t the […]

I remember when Mother Teresa visited Lafayette in 1986. It was a big deal, perhaps she was the most famous person every to visit our city. She was an icon of faith and service to others. I also remember the furor after her death when […]

There isn’t much question that Christianity is in Crisis. The mainline denominations are suffering from dramatic reductions in attendance and with scandals. Independent churches seem to be doing better with attendance, but are often personality driven with questionable teachings. Several “movements” have arisen in response […]

              And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Acts 2:42 Our Tuesday night cell group was great this week. The teaching was inspiring. The discussion was meaningful. The prayer time was […]

He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach. Mark 3:14 I had an interesting dream last night. I was living in a  post-apocalyptic world. Everyone was living in the woods in tents and mini-trailers, scrounging for food and […]