God’s Character
Let There Be Light
Light and dark are not just opposites, they mark the beginning of time when God launched creation with the heavens and the earth. Because darkness reigned over the earth, God said, “’Let there be light,’ and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and He separated the…
Read MoreInstruments in the Hands of God
The sea looked and fled, the Jordan turned back;4 the mountains leaped like rams, the hills like lambs.5 Why was it, sea, that you fled? Why, Jordan, did you turn back?6 Why, mountains, did you leap like rams, you hills, like lambs?7 Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob. To most, these…
Read More“All” is Hard
Jesus was a fly in the religious ointment of the Pharisees and teachers of the Law. As hard as they tried, they could not trap Him or prove Him wrong in anything He said. So, the week of His crucifixion when Jesus was in the temple being bombarded by these…
Read MoreHedging a Bet
From late spring through early fall, our family farm is a popular place for gatherings, reunions, campouts, and weekend chillouts. About 65 years ago, my father built a cabin on the creek running through the property that has served as the centerpiece of these events. There’s just one problem: it…
Read MoreThe Mystery of Wisdom
In the 1999 movie, “The Matrix,” Morpheus speaks to Neo who is searching for answers. “The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth — that you were born into a prison for…
Read MoreAmazing Grace
Grace is defined as the freely given, unmerited favor and love of God; a virtue or excellence of divine origin. Most older people are surprised by the practice of grace because we have been raised to believe we must earn what we receive. Many of the younger generation are thought…
Read MoreGrace Is Not License
Moses, the leader of God’s people, was not a stranger to opposition, having faced off with Pharoah 10 times before being given permission to take the people out of Egypt. Sadly, opposition continued in the desert with friendly fire from his own brother and sister, Aaron and Miriam, who felt…
Read MoreSleeping Through a Storm
Mark 4:35-41 describes Jesus asleep on a cushion in the stern of a fishing boat when gale winds hit the Sea of Galilee and churned up fearful waves nearly swamping the boat. He was so exhausted from ministering to thousands that neither the violent pitching of the boat nor the…
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