“If you stop trampling the Sabbath, stop doing whatever you want on my holy day, and consider the Sabbath a delight, sacred to the Lord, honored, and honor it instead of doing things your way, seeking what you want and doing business as usual, then you will take delight in the Lord. I will let you ride on the heights of the earth; I will…
Read more How Protestant Christians can benefit from the “sacred rhythms” of the Christian Year
“You have heard the law that says the punishment must match the injury: ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say, do not resist an evil person!” “If someone slaps you on the right cheek, offer the other cheek also.” “If a soldier demands that you carry his gear…
Read more Jesus is all about retaliation (not pacifism, but activism)
They ran throughout the whole area, carrying sick people on mats to wherever they heard he was. Wherever he went—in villages, cities, or the countryside—they brought the sick out to the marketplaces. They begged him to let the sick touch at least the fringe of his robe, and all who touched him were healed. –…
Read more “And all who touched him were healed” (the new baby, writing, politics, and Jesus)
We should think about each other to see how we can encourage each other to show love and do good works. We must not quit meeting together, as some are doing. No, we need to keep on encouraging each other. This becomes more and more important as you see the Day getting closer. – Hebrews 10:24-25…
Read more Why worship – “together” – is still critical to being Church!
“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
Read more More on marriage, and Christ’s teachings around divorce
This week both the men’s groups I meet with are scheduled to read some of Christ’s comments regarding divorce (from Matthew 5 and Matthew 19). <p value="<amp-fit-text layout="fixed-height" min-font-size="6" max-font-size="72" height="80">Here in the United States and Europe, divorce is a fact of life. Look around, and – typically – half the people you see have…
Read more what does God think about divorce?
If either of them falls down,
one can help the other up. - Ecclesiastes 4:10
Read more America has spoken: “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up…”
“‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.” Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” – Mark 9:23-24 If doubt wins, America loses. This blog is – primarily – a day by day journal of my life, viewed through the lens of my faith in God and…
Read more the greatest threat to democracy in America today is doubt
