“What’s that in your hand?” Exodus 4:2. We serve God by serving others. In Jesus, God gave us a model for doing this. So what does it take to serve like Jesus? You might be surprised by the simplicity of the first requirement…being available. Most of us would naturally assume that it requires some special […]
“…let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds…let us encourage one another…” Hebrew 10:24-25. None of us wants to be a source of discouragement, yet, if we’re not careful, we can find ourselves being more discouraging than encouraging. It’s human nature. Our relationships are impacted negatively when that […]
“…whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – If anything is excellent or praiseworthy think about such things.” Philippians 4:8 Positive people attract. Negative people repel. God wants us to be positive people but because of our sin natures we have a natural propensity […]
As residents in the Chicago area in 1982, Jody and I clearly remember the Tylenol tampering episode that happened there. Some of you may remember that someone bent on random murder put cyanide in a few capsules. In all, seven unsuspecting people died. Two unforgettable lessons emerge from this tragedy. First, faith does not, in […]
“Peace on Earth” It doesn’t look like this universal desire will come true again this year. It would seem there has never been a time when the earth was as full of greed, hatred and distrust. One crisis follows another. Were the angels mistaken when they announced that the birth of Christ would bring Peace […]