One of the things I love most about Paul is that he knew what was important, and when he understood that, he lived it out so fully. What mattered the most to him, what really defined his life was his … Continue reading
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Author Archives: Andy Stoddard
Something Beautiful
One of the things we struggle with understanding after we are converted, or saved, or whatever term you use to talk about making the decision to follow Jesus is this – what next? What happens after conversion. So often churches … Continue reading
If You Can’t Say Nothin’ Good
Sometimes when we read scripture, we wonder, what can this passage be saying to me in this moment? How can I understand it? What may God want me to do with this truth at this time in my life? Sometimes … Continue reading
Grace Doesn’t Make Sense
One of our Gospel readings today shows that grace just doesn’t make sense. In Matthew 20, Jesus tells a parable (story) about someone that hires help. He hires some first thing in the morning, and then throughout the day, hires … Continue reading
Which Road to Walk Down
Ever feel like you are at a cross road? Like you don’t know what to do? Like you don’t know what to do? We all have. We’ve all been there, struggling between what choice to make, which road to go … Continue reading
Signs, Signs
I’ve always joked with my churches that I won’t teach Revelation until I’ve been there at least five years because I don’t understand much of it. I subscribe to United Methodist position on the second coming. You know what that … Continue reading
Delight
What do you delight in, in life? What is it, in life, that is truly beautiful? That is truly good? That truly gives life and purpose? Our world spins ever so quickly, it seems doesn’t it? There needs to be … Continue reading
Hugh Freeze, Morality, Righteouness, and Grace
In most states, the highest paid employee of the state is the football coach at the largest state university. I’m pretty sure here in Mississippi, that means it’s Hugh Freeze. His name has been in the news a lot the … Continue reading
Help
We all need help. No one can live life alone, do life alone. We are beings of community. We are made in the image of a God that three in one, made in the image of a God that is … Continue reading
Fully Alive
We all want to feel something. One of the worst feelings, perhaps even worse than pain, is being numb. Now, if we are having some medical procedure done, yeah, then we don’t want to feel anything. But day-to-day, we want to … Continue reading
