I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let’s go to the Lord’s house!” Now our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem! Happy Monday, friends! I think I have said this before, but the experience of a wonderful Sunday morning is probably one of the best interventions possible in terms of setting up a good Monday morning and…
Read more Now our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem!
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is…
Read more another lovely spring weekend – but tempered by loss
Those who had gathered together asked Jesus, “Lord, are you going to restore the kingdom to Israel now?” Jesus replied, “It isn’t for you to know the times or seasons that the Father has set by his own authority. Rather, you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will…
“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.” – Matthew 6:28-29 Here in Wake Forest, this looks to be the breakthrough weekend for springtime color.…
For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. – Romans 12:4-6 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. – 1 John…
Read more Roll Your Sleeves Up For America! (J&J and my aching arm)
“As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.” Peter and John, Acts 4:20 This morning I’d like to share a few thoughts around a conversation we started yesterday in my Wednesday evening men’s group. The subject is “sharing our faith.” There is a lot to talk about here, and this…
“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” – Paul, 1 Corinthians 10:31 Tuesday was a really good day: Dad is recovering well. Much more secure on his feet, better balance, and able to use his walker once again. I received a report on the…
Read more No, it’s not Augusta National – but Falls Village is still a beautiful place to play golf
We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us…
Read more On Eagle’s Wings: Once hope is let loose, there is no telling what may become possible
But [the young man] said to them, “Don’t be alarmed! You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised. He isn’t here. Look, here’s the place where they laid him. Go, tell his disciples, especially Peter, that he is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there,…
The women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid.” Matthew 28:8-10 In addition to planting trees, another Maul-Hall Easter Saturday…
Read more The Easter Imperative: “Roll up your sleeves and get to work!”
