What do you have to do for your children to grow up loving the Lord and following him with all their heart, soul, mind and strength? What’s the secret to having “good kids” – not just pleasant little ones, but honorable adults? I’ve started reading through a little book on parenting called The Things You’ll […]
Vacation is over. I am back in the office this week. We have had a relaxing time during August and got some home projects done. We have missed our church family. It was nice to be with you all this past Sunday as we heard what God is doing in Japan through our missionaries,the Coles.
In the Bible, are the Pharisees the good guys, or the bad guys? This past Sunday, we saw that the Pharisees in Luke, and the Gospels, are spoken of pretty harshly. At various points, Jesus condemns their “greed and wickedness” (Luke 11:39). He pulls no punches when confronting hypocrites who claim to represent God and
I’ve always been fascinated with the story in Luke 17: 11-19 where Jesus heals 10 lepers and only one comes back to praise and thank him. The event describes Jesus coming into a village where 10 lepers are standing at a distance crying out,” Jesus, Master, have mercy on us”. Leprosy was extremely contagious and
What do you think of when you hear the term “Holy War”? What images come to mind? What historical events? You’d probably think of the medieval crusades. You might think of an Islamic Jihad. Or maybe the “wars of religion” that emerged around the time of the protestant reformation. In any case, the image of