Follow the Yellow Brick Road "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus replied, "Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later." John 13:36 NRSV I know it’s a weak metaphor, but I love the Wizard of Oz. When Dorothy is told that to get home she needs to find the Wizard …
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The Valley of the Shadow of Life
4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of my enemies; thou anointest my head with oil, my cup overflows. Psalm 23:4,5 The …
Scared Into Heaven?
Therefore gird up your minds, be sober, set your hope fully upon the grace that is coming to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 1:13 As a boy, I remember hearing a certain TV preacher who was always preaching about the end of world. He would literally yell out, “Jesus is …
It’s More Than A Potluck Dinner
It’s More Than a Potluck Dinner 3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, 5 for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now, Some mistakenly think that God has given us new life in Christ just so that …
Raised from the Ashes: Lent-Day 10, In Memory of My Father
"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me, has eternal life; he does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life." John 5:24 Read John 5:24-30 Lent-Day 9 had no post as I was officiating at my father's funeral. Day -10 is In …
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Raised From the Ashes: Lent – Day 7
Lent – Wednesday, Day 7 “And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose and went out to a lonely place, and there he prayed” Mark 1:35 Read Mark 1:29-45 Lonely Places Generally speaking, loneliness is not good for us humans. However, we can acknowledge that there are times when we need …
In God We Trust – or Do We?
Click Here to Read Philippians 3:20-21; 4:1-3 Power is fleeting, yet we strive for it in this world. Too often we strive at much to high a cost. Lord Acton, 19th Century British Statesman, is famously quoted as saying, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad …
The Romance of Death
The more I've thought about last Sunday's gospel message this week, the less I've thought of death and all that's unknown about it. That seems remarkable to me considering I had a funeral to officiate yesterday, and two funerals to officiate today. Surrounded by so much death, I keep hearing Jesus words about the poor …
