Posts from 2022

Posts from 2022

A Giver or a Taker?

What do I mean by a giver and a taker? A giver is someone who is always serving, always giving their time, always involved in the life and activities of the church. A giver is a person whose life is built around the idea that contributing to the life and welfare of others is more important that taking from it. So the opposite is true of a taker. They are always coming to…

Always Pushing Buttons

Have you ever been in a situation where a button is right in front of you and you don’t know what it does? You want to push the button, but you are unsure of the consequences?             Well, in Acts chapters 6 and 7, we are introduced to a young man named Stephen. Acts 6:5 shows us that he was chosen because of his…

Thanksgiving: An Obvious Response

How often do you forget to spend time being or reflecting on being thankful to our Lord?  Is it relegated to a holiday?  A time we set aside in our worship services?  Or is it a daily, moment by moment realization?  The importance of being thankful cannot be overestimated in our lives. If you were to count them up, in one form or another, we are told to be thankful over…

All Other Ground is Sinking Sand

Election season is on us again and the politicians are making promises about what they will do, initiatives they will start, reasons why you can trust them and why you can’t trust the other side. The drama unfolds before us in commercials, debates, Facebook, the dinner table – at times it can seem like it can be all around us. What strikes me as dangerous though, is…

Never Say Never

How many times have you heard that sentiment? It’s often used to remind someone that though they may believe that they are certain in their conclusion, they have no way of controlling the situation and it may change.  “Never” carries such huge implications. To use the word “never” you have to be positive about what you know and positive about every circumstance under…

Nothing to Say

Have you ever found yourself with nothing to say? It probably doesn’t happen to often to you, but I’m sure we can all relate to the feeling of not knowing what to say at the time. Perhaps a tragedy has just happened in the life of someone you know? Or maybe a kid asks you a question you were not ready for and have no idea what to say back. Or you could be the shy one and…

Earning Respect

One of the most wonderful principles governing life in our democratic society is that people are “presumed innocent until proven guilty.” No practical illustration of that principle in action comes immediately to mind, however. We’re more inclined toward the “where there’s smoke, there’s fire” principle. I’ve even heard Christians say, “people have to earn my respect”—as…

Filling Spiritual Cups

This past week we were blessed with the opportunity to participate in the 99th Harding Lectureship. The theme this year circled around the book of 1 Corinthians and looked at the Crucified Christ who was risen from the dead. I could talk for hours about all the things mentioned in classes and keynote lessons but I wanted to share a few things to help us fill our spiritual…

Christ – Alpha and Omega

Four times in Revelation (1:8; 1:11; 21:6; 22:13) Jesus refers to himself as the “Alpha and Omega”. You probably have heard that these are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, in fact our word ‘alphabet’ comes from ‘alpha’ and the second letter ‘beta’ which are also similar to the first 2 letters in Hebrew ‘aleph’ and ‘beth’. When we think of Jesus saying…