A Lost Bag of Cookies
“A woman was out shopping one day and decided to stop for a cup of coffee. She bought a bag of cookies, put them into her purse, and then entered a coffee shop. All the tables were filled, except for...
View ArticleHe Who Loses His Life Finds It
I once read a story about how Sadhu Sundar Singh and a companion were traveling through a pass high in the Himalayan Mountains. At one point they came across a body lying in the snow. Sundar Singh...
View ArticleWords of the Saints [2]
“To be a disciple means that we deliberately identify ourselves with God’s interests in other people. ‘That ye loved one another; as I have loved you….’ The expression of Christian character is not...
View ArticleAnimating Hearts
“Nehemiah said, ‘Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.’” In...
View ArticleRemanufactured Lives
Remanufacturing is actually God’s idea. Only the remanufacturing that God does involves souls, minds, hearts, spirits. God remanufactures us human beings. That’s right, God remanufactures us human...
View ArticleClose Encounters of the God Kind, Part 2
My wife and I made a decision when we first got married to tithe a portion of our income. Some days, we did very well. Some days, we didn’t do so well in giving. We always believed, though, that the...
View ArticleThey Caught Nothing
Believe it or not, “[t]he early Methodist meetings were often led by lay preachers with very limited education. On one occasion, such a preacher took as his text Luke 19:21: ‘Lord, I feared thee,...
View ArticleBringing Our Boats to the Shore, Part 1
Once upon a time, a guy named Henry lived a very regular life. He had a wife and two kids, an eight to five job that paid the bills, and a small, but comfortable place to live. He attended church in...
View ArticleBringing Our Boats to the Shore, Part 2
When we last met, Jesus had encouraged the disciples to return to open water for some fishing, even though they’d just suffered through a fishless night. So, they begin fishing again, and the nets,...
View ArticleBack in the Saddle Again
Well, it’s been a long time since I blogged. Too long. No, I didn’t fall off the earth, but I did fall out of the saddle. I’m now back in the saddle, trying to ride this blog pony. I wish I could say...
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