I had a great time at Amana Christian Fellowship last night discussing “Knowing God.” Thanks to all of you who made it. I hope you enjoyed it and, more importantly, got something out of it. If you couldn’t be there you might enjoy listening to […]
Month: June 2015
The Miracle of Knowing God
Doxology 33 Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! 34 “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?” 35 “Who has ever given to God, that God […]
The Big Lie
“For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.” 2 Timothy 4:3-4 There […]
Add a Penny – Take A Penny
I remember seeing, at least once, a sign upon entering a small community, “Home of 5000 nice people and I old grouch.” It took me up to the last morning in Branson to find one, perhaps two old grouches. I was buying ice and gassing […]
Expectations
Wouldn’t we be so much happier if life met our expectations? Is it that life is meant to be this disappointing or is it that our expectations could use a bit of adjustment? Is it that we are unrealistic about life? Do we spend too […]
Thrive
“Vacation” is an interesting word. The root is “vacate” or to empty. The word originated in the era in which the well-to-do would “vacate” their normal residences during the “season” and move to seaside or mountain second homes. They were said to be “on vacation” […]
Faded Glory
Day one of our vacation was amazing. We are travelling in two vehicles. My truck is packed tight so there is only room for one passenger. I got time to spend one-on-one with my grandson for a while, then my granddaughter, and finally my wife. It […]
Fueling Faith, Fighting Fear, Framing Feelings
Success in the Christian walk is dependent on fueling our faith, fighting fear and framing our feelings. The problem is that we get it all mixed up. We fuel our fear, frame our faith and fight our feelings. Some days we frame our fear, fight […]