Be Blameless

Reading today in Philippians 2, I came across this passage in verses 14 and 15. Do all things without grumbling or disputing; so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse...

Paul to the church: I love you

For the past few days, I’ve been reading Paul’s letter to the Philippians. There is so much detail in this letter that is worthy of exploration both in a microscopic way (looking at the little tidbits) and at a macro view (Paul’s whole life view)....

NOW How Are You Gonna Act?

In my last article, I discussed Jesus teaching concerning what is needed for Him to make our joy complete.  This was taken from his last teachings to the disciples just before his arrest.  In this article, we will continue in this study from John 15.  Let’s dig...

Complete Joy!

Let’s face it.  If there is one thing that seems to be missing in our world today, it is joy.  There is so much bad news out there that it is difficult to be joyful, right?  I mean, I see posts on Facebook all the time about something else the President of the...
Don’t Panic!

Don’t Panic!

“It is said that despite its many glaring (and occasionally fatal) inaccuracies, the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy itself has outsold the Encyclopedia Galactica because it is slightly cheaper, and because it has the words “DON’T PANIC”...

What’s love got to do with it?

As I think about the decision that came down from the SCOTUS yesterday, I have really mixed emotions.  I don’t know if any of what I have to say will surprise you or not, but I would ask that before you read this article, that you understand that I am not...
Oh, I Hope So!

Oh, I Hope So!

We all have hopes and dreams.  All of us hope our kids find success in their lives.  All of us hope that the struggles of our modern world don’t overtake us and send us to the poor house or, worse yet, send us to the funny farm where we’ll lick windows all...

You want me to say what to who?

Reading this morning from this passage in Ezekiel something that is probably familiar to many of you, but I wanted to make a few short comments. I know, when I say “short comments”, many of you are probably rolling your eyes…Here is the text to begin...