Encouraging Words

by | October 1, 2021 | Acts, New Testament | 0 Comments

We started at oh-dark-thirty. The jungle-like heat gave promise of another 90/90 day – 90% humidity and 90º F. The air was too thin to drink and too thick to breathe, much less run in at such an ungodly hour. Four miles in, staff started showing up like a cloud of...
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Stand Up!

by | June 11, 2021 | Acts, Hebrews, New Testament, Titus | 0 Comments

Why do we stand up? Sometimes the reason is simple. Perhaps we need to move, or the meal is over. But do we ever stand up for somebody? Grandpa walks into the room, and we stand up to give her a hug. Grandma gets to the restaurant late, and we stand up to greet her....
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Reject the Evidence!

by | July 24, 2020 | John, New Testament | 0 Comments

Popular science assumes that nothing supernatural can exist. Since the only things that can exist are natural, any evidence for the supernatural is rejected. In John 9, the Pharisees assumed God could not work on the Sabbath. Despite this belief, Jesus healed a blind...
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Greek Yogurt Is Terrible

by | June 27, 2023 | Luke, New Testament | 0 Comments

Johnny stood, mouth open in disgust. “It gets stuck between your teeth, is too tough to chew, and tastes like day-old Dr. Pepper. Greek yogurt is yucky!” He wrinkled his nose even thinking about it. Jen paused her spoon an inch from her open mouth. “Have you ever...
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Look for the Right Things!

by | November 25, 2022 | John, New Testament | 0 Comments

“There’s your problem!” He found the problem. The air conditioner stopped, but that was a symptom, not the cause. A short in the outlet literally burned away the metal prongs. Fix the outlet, and the AC will sort itself out. Why did I need help to figure out the...
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Don’t Shoot the Messenger!

by | July 3, 2020 | John, New Testament | 0 Comments

Why do we have that saying? Some news is unwelcome. The Jews didn’t like the message Jesus brought. They didn’t have guns, but they did have stones to silence the messenger. In John 8:39-59, Jesus continues to teach the Jews truth, but an unpopular truth. Rather than...
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What Was I Thinking?

by | August 14, 2020 | John, New Testament | 0 Comments

If I don’t finish a project before the end of the day, then there is a good chance that when I come back to it the next day, I will ask myself, “What was I thinking?” Until I remember what I was thinking, “I lose the bubble,” and just stare at it. Sometimes I think I...
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Those Among You Who Fear God

by | October 15, 2021 | Acts, New Testament | 0 Comments

“Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.” Without Google, I could not tell you that Shakespeare wrote that in his play, Julius Caesar. I must have read it at some point, probably in high school, and the phrase stuck with me. Why? It uses vocative language to...
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Grenade!

by | August 7, 2020 | John, New Testament | 0 Comments

What do soldiers or Marines do when a grenade lands among them? The most heroic among them might make a split-second decision to jump on top of it. Falling on the grenade usually results in the death of the one in hopes of saving others. That is heroism worthy of the...
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“So I Prayed to the God of Heaven”

by | March 20, 2020 | Nehemiah, Old Testament | 0 Comments

Nehemiah was sad, and that was an occupational hazard. He was the scribe of the king, a king who could kill on whim. Anyone in service of the king was well advised to appear loyal, devoted, and sublimely joyful before the king — but Nehemiah was sad. Nehemiah must...
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New Testament

Grenade!

Grenade!

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What do soldiers or Marines do when a grenade lands among them? The most heroic among them might make a split-second decision to jump on top of it. Falling on the grenade usually results in the death of the one in hopes of saving others. That is heroism worthy of the...

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Look! Do You Hear That?

Look! Do You Hear That?

by | Jul 31, 2020 | ,

His name was Joey. We were in high school together for two years. One afternoon Joey was just so amused thinking about the phrase, “Look! Do you hear that?” It was amusing because while the phrase was perfectly understandable, it didn’t actually make much sense. After...

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Reject the Evidence!

Reject the Evidence!

by | Jul 24, 2020 | ,

Popular science assumes that nothing supernatural can exist. Since the only things that can exist are natural, any evidence for the supernatural is rejected. In John 9, the Pharisees assumed God could not work on the Sabbath. Despite this belief, Jesus healed a blind...

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Old Testament

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