Jesus paid attention to faith. When a Roman soldier, who had only third-hand knowledge of Jesus, believed that Jesus could heal his sick servant by just saying the word, Jesus was “amazed.” Luke 7. On the other hand, when the people who knew Him from […]
Author: Nick
Pray with Persistence
Scripture makes it clear, in several places, that we are to pray continuously. When it comes to our petitions, it seems we are encouraged to nag God. “Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in […]
Plenty of Info – Not Enough Wisdom
In the early 70s I was a computer tech in the Navy. I worked on one of the most sophisticated computers then available. We used it to track Russian submarines. The computer filed a large room. I remember when we got a new disc drive […]
Life is Short
Recently I started home delivery of the newspaper. It has caused me to restart an old habit: reviewing the obituaries. I don’t do it to make sure I am still alive. The practice does make me thankful that I am. I will be 71 in […]
Eternal Truth and Divine Mystery
One of my favorite Christian teachers recently created quite a controversy. Francis Chan has been researching Church history. He learned, for the first time, that the early church, for several centuries, gathered in ways very unlike the modern church. In early church gatherings, communion was […]
Gainfully Employed
 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 1 Peter 2:9 We all Have personal assignments. We may be pastors […]
Your Everlasting Light
The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. Isaiah 60:19 I have taken melatonin the last couple of nights to […]
An Enlarged Path
You have made a wide path for my feet to keep them from slipping. Psalm 18:36 There is a step leading to our carport. It doesn’t take much rain for that area to flood and fill with mud. I have tried everything I can think […]