The sun was shining through the window on a Sunday after church. I was five and had learned about Heaven that day and told my Mom I was going. She explained how I get to Heaven and I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior. No turning back. Baptized at nine, camp counselor, youth and…
The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow
I have about five titles for this little piece. I had such an amazing week – last week. Today I awoke still shaken. Late last night I had taken my biggest hammer to a wall where the biggest, hairy, threatening spider stared down at me. I’m fairly confident there was a smirk. I have never…
What Will He Do?
Please do not have hope in a God of your design. There are religions where you get to pick the god/goddess that you want to worship. That way you can tell him/her what to do. Don’t assign one trait, like love, then ignore who God really is. It is true that God is love but,…
Auto Strike
I think the news has value but I am not as interested as I used to be. I have heard, however, about an auto strike. The first thing I thought of is an automatic response to God in the form of a strike. We don’t like His values so we ignore them. We are, essentially,…
John
St Augustine said of the two testaments, “The new is in the old concealed, the old is in the new revealed.” We need both and need to read both. I have always favored the new because it is a story where the old seems to be complicated with many stores but, in combination, tell of…
New Carts
My mission field is sometimes at Costco. I had the honor of driving some wonderful Saints on some errands today so missed the exercise I had planned but ended up near Costco. I always need gas. Several conversations ensued. The gas station attendant was moving slowly. I noticed a cast and got the story on…
Earthly, Natural, Demonic
I don’t know if everyone in Heaven will be beautiful but I am guessing yes. I can’t imagine pimples or any other condition that caused shame and embarrassment here. What was once natural in the physical world, and familiar, should be better. A new body is promised and Jesus is the first fruits. James 3:16,…
The Elixir
I’ve done several readings of C.S. Lewis’s, ‘The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe’. Most recently to fourth-grade students, before that my children one summer, and then my original reading as an early teen. I happened upon the end of the film today and had missed the elixir allegory. There is the creepy battle with…
Evangelism
The best reason for sharing your faith? “Love your neighbor as yourself” Done – there is nothing more to say today…
Keep the Fires Burning
“Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was bestowed upon you through prophetic utterance with the laying on of hands by the presbytery”, I Tim 4:14. Are you hot? What fuels your faith? That creepy verse in Revelation has always bothered me. When I say things like that it is just because I…
Our Questions
Yes, I am that person who tries not to interrupt the speaker, but wants all of those burning questions answered. I have faith but want more information. Our questions cannot bring about a different God. It is not true that he with the most answers wins. Rom 9:20 reminds us, “On the contrary, who are…