Weekly Thoughts

The Soldier, Athlete, and Farmer #3

Hi all, At the time I was the Director for a ministry's Bible school in a country other than the US, and was approached by some pastors there about a

The Soldier, Athlete, and Farmer #2

Hi all, Many years ago a pastor called me on the phone, asking me to consider joining his multi-level marketing team. A multi-level company is one in

The Soldier, Athlete and Farmer #1

Hi all, The woman sat in my office with tears running down her cheeks. Head down, fidgeting with her hands in her lap, she explained her great

Additional thought: Not come to abolish the law, but to fulfill

Hi all, The response to the series 'How Jewish Should a Christian Be', has been very good, but I feel the need to take 1 extra week to go

How Jewish Should a Christian Be? #4

Hi all, Last week we covered the founding apostles' decision not to put any requirements for obeying the law of Moses on Gentile believers, and that

How Jewish Should a Christian Be? #3

Hi all, We ended last week in the midst of the Acts 15 meeting which would decide the fate of Gentile believers in the Jewish Messiah. Peter had

How Jewish Should a Christian Be? #2

Hi all, Last week I mentioned that even 10 years after Pentecost, if you were born a Gentile and wanted to know the God of Israel, you had to become

How Jewish Should a Christian Be? #1

Hi all, One late winter a woman who was active in her charismatic congregation started discovering the Jewish roots of her faith. She was so very

The Truth Behind Standing on the Word #4

Hi all, Back when Barb and I were teenagers eager to be used of the Lord in ministry, but destined for the university where my parents had gone and

The Truth Behind Standing on the Word #3

Hi all, When I was a teenager and was left to babysit my little brothers and sister while our mom went to night school to complete her MBA (after dad

The Truth Behind “Standing on the Word” #2

Hi all, Last week I shared the tradition of 'standing on the Word' and the examples in scripture of Peter and Paul who 'stood' based on personal

The Truth Behind Standing on the Word #1

Hi all, Home after church one day a mom found her little boy in his room, standing on top of his Children's Bible, feet together, arms wavily wildly

The Ways of Righteousness #5

Hi all, Before I take Chris back to his group home after his weekly home visit, we always eat at a restaurant. It can be a simple hamburger eaten in

The Ways of Righteousness #4

Hi all, A man on staff at a megachurch gave what seemed to be an amazing testimony at a Wednesday night service. He told how his teenage son wanted a

The Ways of Righteousness #3

Hi all, I was attending one of our affiliated house churches and asked for prayer as I was very tired and needed some wisdom in some areas. So

The Ways of Righteousness #2

Hi all, An employee came about 15 minutes late to work one day, walking in on a meeting that started promptly at 9am, in which she had a large role

The Ways of Righteousness #1

Hi all, Last Saturday morning Barb was sleeping in, Chris was up, bathed, and watching a favorite Christian TV show while playing games on his

Ed. or the Horse Jumping the Trycicle Incident of 1988, Relationships #6

Hi all, When we lived in Colorado I had a horse I named Josiah (In heaven I may need to apologize to King Josiah, but my horse was good and zealous