One of the biggest debates in the earliest days of the church was over what you could or couldn’t eat. For us, this is a very interesting debate, we really don’t get it. What are they talking about? For instance, listen to … Continue reading
I’m a worrier. It’s just in my nature. My mom was a worrier, most of my family are worriers. I often joke, I know that my worrying works, though, because 90% of the things I worry about never happen. Imagine … Continue reading
1 Thessalonians is one of the most interesting books in the Bible. This (along with 2 Thessalonians) were letters of Paul that were written to people who were waiting for the Lord to return, but He had not come back … Continue reading
One of the things that followers of Jesus are supposed to do is make things better. We are supposed to improve everything that we are around. We are supposed to make a difference. Jesus gives us an overview of that … Continue reading
Barnabas is one of my favorite characters in the Bible. He’s one of the people in the Bible that is so very important, but we really don’t know a lot about him. But here’s the truth, without Barnabas we wouldn’t have … Continue reading
In Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians, he covers a lot of things. Things like death, what will happen when the Lord comes back, how Christians should live and serve. But one of the things I’ve always liked about Paul’s smaller letters … Continue reading
One of the misnomers of the way that people think about the Bible is this. The Old Testament is full of the law and judgement while the New Testament is full of grace and mercy. That sounds right, but in … Continue reading
When we think of the New Testament “bad guys” the Pharisees top the list. They are always seeming at war with Jesus, always pushing Him, always trying to trip Him up, always against Him at every turn. So what Jesus tell … Continue reading
After the amazing responses I heard from people after sharing my story, all the social media shares, texts, conversations and everything, I wanted to take a few minutes and tell you the rest of my story as well as answer … Continue reading
One of the things that faith does is that it turns things upside down. Or maybe that’s not the right way to look at it. Faith turns things right side up. For instance, look at today’s reading, the Beatitudes, in Matthew … Continue reading
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