“Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy (I Peter 2:10).” Want to see a microcosm of the world community? Take a plane trip overseas. As I write this, I am sitting in a foreign airport. It’s [...]
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God sheds his love abroad
Posted in God's care, God's faithfulness, God's goodness, God's love, witnessing, Work, tagged culture, Globalization, traveling on August 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s halftime, boys
Posted in Christian family, God the Father, Knowing God, witnessing, tagged 19th nervous breakdown, Bleachers novel, James Dobson, Jepthah's daughter, John Grisham, N, The Rolling Stones, Women's World Cup 2011 on July 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field’ (Matthew 9:36-38).” The World [...]
Major in the majors
Posted in Christian love, Jesus, witnessing, Work, tagged contentment, happiness on April 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »
“For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people (I Timothy 2:5,6a).” What’s wrong with this picture? A headline from today’s newspaper reads: “Happiest Places Sometimes Have Highest Suicide Rates”. Utah, for example, is ranked number 1 for people [...]
Lessons from the Bucket List
Posted in Christian life, joy, witnessing, tagged generosity, The Bucket List on March 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones (Proverbs 15:30).” Carter Chambers and Edward Cole are an odd couple. Edward is a billionare businessman, while Carter is a struggling African American mechanic. However, they are linked together because they are engaged in the same fight: a [...]
Taking it to the next level
Posted in Christian Man, discipleship, Purpose, Uncategorized, witnessing, tagged parable of the bags of gold, parable of the sheep and goats, parable of the ten virgins, Paul on the road to Damascus, President Obama, State of the Union on January 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness (John 12:46).” Every year our president gives his State of the Union message. It’s supposed to tell the country how we are doing and outline some plans for the future. Here is a column [...]
“Well dones” from the Lord are all we should expect
Posted in relationships, witnessing, Work, tagged Job, Paul. Jesus, servanthood, workplace ministry on January 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
“Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible…I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings (I Corinthians 9:19,23).” As a teacher, I know I can’t please everybody. I can only do [...]
Wear your love like heaven
Posted in God's attributes, God's love, witnessing, tagged Finances on June 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies. Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the great deep. O LORD, you preserve both man and beast. How priceless is your unfailing love! Both high and low among men find refuge in the shadow of your wings (Psalm 36:5-7).” [...]
Lose the attitude
Posted in fruit of, thanksgiving, witnessing, tagged God's kindness on June 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“He who sacrifices thank offerings honors me, and he prepares the way so that I may show him the salvation of God (Psalm 50:23).” When I was a senior in high school, an acquaintance wrote in my yearbook,”Your pervasive air of disgust was a constant source of amusement to me throughout the year.” The boy labeled [...]
Wake up!
Posted in witnessing, tagged eternity, evangelism, God's protection, Our Town by Thornton Wilder on April 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“This is why it is said: ‘Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.’ Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil (Ephesians 5:13b-16).” One thing I like about living adjacent to a major university is [...]
