Now, what would a February Bible study be without a little love advice. Here’s the advice about love, do it! Okay, just kidding. There is more to it than that. Jimmy Evans wrote a great little book a few years ago on marriage called “Our Secret Paradise.” In it he describes the ways to rekindle and retain true… Continue Reading
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Love, Boundaries and Zombies
I had an idea the other day. I was talking to a young friend who is having a difficult time establishing and making boundaries in his life. He gets into trouble because he hasn’t decided where his life begins and other peoples ends. Paul says in Ephesians 4:14 that when we are like that… Continue Reading
50 Days: Day 42
Today is day 42 of a 50 day spiritual adventure. One negative by-product of such an endeavor is that we clearly see how fast time passes. The joyful expectations of the New Year and the commitment to “change somethings, once and for all” have given way to the frustration over missing several days and the… Continue Reading
He Knew
Doris was pregnant while we lived in a mobile home in Augusta, Georgia. I was the youth pastor there and we lived on the parking lot beside the church. It would get so hot during the day that everything not metal in our little trailer would melt, Doris’s makeup, big fat Christmas candle, the glue… Continue Reading
Marks
Jakson gets marks. Jakson is my five year old grandson. He is an absolute delight, one of the funniest and most fun kids I have ever been around. He is the one that led his entire preschool class in a rebellion last year and taught them to write their names on the wall of the… Continue Reading
On Going Deep
Usually at the beginning of the year I make plans and set goals for the coming months. I don’t do resolutions but I lay out the agenda for the coming year, write down the objectives and map out the necessary steps to get there. I don’t always accomplish all of my goals but one thing… Continue Reading
Day 3: SACERDOTAL The Ministry of Mary
Here’s last word in three days to keep Christmas Holy and Healthy. SACERDOTAL. Understand the ministry of Mary. Luke 2:14-19 Sacerdotal means priestly, representing God. It’s the same root word from which we get Sacrament. When we take the sacraments, the bread and wine of communion that represent God to us. So the… Continue Reading
SACRIFICIAL Follow the Ways of the Wisemen Matt: 2:1-12
SACRIFICIAL Learn the lesson of the wise men. Matthew 2:1-12 Okay, I want you to imagine for a minute that it is your birthday. You send out invitations and invite all of your friends over. You make a big sheet cake for everyone to eat and a beautiful, decorated three… Continue Reading
Making the Holiday Holy: SIMPLE
THREE DAYS OF MAKING THE HOLIDAY HOLY! For the next three days look at three words to make your holiday as stress free and as sacred as it can be, Todays word… SIMPLE Remember the story of the Shepherds. Luke 2:8-12 A few weeks ago we took Jakson, our 3 year old grandson to the… Continue Reading
Quenched
Quenched by jacobcourtney1 “The first time I tried beer, I hated the taste. The last time I tried beer, I hated the taste too—but for a different reason. This is a story about a man who loves God—always has from the time he was seven. But at 45 he said hello to a substance that… Continue Reading