Good morning: “Amazon buys whole world!” announced a website. Of course it was an obvious parody of “fake news,” which made many smile. However, fake news is not always that harmless and easy to spot, especially in spiritual matters. Millions are taken in by statements such as: “People are basically good….Good people go to heaven….God…
Good morning: After a sermon in which I had spoken of the blessings of fathers, a woman said to me, “I really had trouble with what you said. All it did was bring back painful memories of how I was mistreated by my father.” How would you have responded? Sadly, it’s true that some fathers…
Good morning everyone: What makes you think you’re so smart? How can you be so sure? Why should I believe you? Has someone reacted like that after you shared some truth from Scripture? Maybe you told a coworker how God created all things out of nothing in six days simply by His Word. You might…
Hidden in plain sight Good morning everyone: Sheer panic set in! I had an appointment, and I couldn’t find my car keys. They weren’t in the pocket of my jacket as I thought they would be. They weren’t on the bench by the back door. I searched from living room to office to bedroom scanning…
Good morning everyone: No one likes to be in pain. That’s why Tylenol, Ibuprofen, and countless other drugs are a multi-billion dollar business. But no matter how many pain-management options there are, no one ever has a pain-free life. One proof of sin are the aches and pains which come to everyone during this earthly…
Good morning everyone: What’s your lifestyle? Is it an active one? Are you constantly on the move, going from school and work to activities and shopping and then back home to take care of the garden and yard? Maybe because of age or preference, your lifestyle is less hectic. Our income affects lifestyle in terms…
Good morning everyone: Remember waking up last Sunday morning and as soon as the mental fog cleared thinking, “It’s Easter! Christ is risen!”? What a great way to begin the day! Jesus is alive. The suffering, shame, and death of Good Friday were overshadowed by the glory of the empty tomb. But now? The picked-over…
Good morning everyone: Busy day ahead? Are there Easter dinner plans to finalize, eggs to color, maybe a little yard cleanup to take care of? Have you ever thought about what Jesus’ followers did the day before the first Easter? There was a time crunch to take the Lord’s body down from the cross and…
Good morning everyone: Remember January 1st? How are the New Year’s resolutions coming along? Maybe you set a goal of losing weight, exercising more, spending time with family, enrolling in a class, or taking up a new hobby or musical instrument. It’s fun to dream and set goals, but then reality sets in. It’s not…
Good morning everyone: Did you have a good week? Was work rewarding, school fulfilling, and family pure joy? Did you feel great, accomplish everything you wanted to, and cruise through every intersection on a green light? Probably not. None of us experiences a perfect day, let alone a week without problems. And maybe in your…