I say to you that unless your righteousness is greater than the righteousness of the legal experts and the Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. – Matthew 5:20 My Wednesday evening men’s covenant group is at the front end of what is already proving to be a fascinating study, focused on Matthew’s…
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The Spirit of the Lord God is on me, because the Lord has chosen me to bring good news to poor people. He has sent me to heal those with a sad heart. He has sent me to tell those who are being held and those in prison that they can go free. He has…
Read more The constant choice we all have between promise and discontent
“My ears had heard about you, but now my eyes have seen you. Therefore, I relent and find comfort on dust and ashes.” – Job (to God) 42:5-6 It is hard to work when you are sick! What I want to do is to write about the experience but then that tends to come off as whining. And I…
1. Community is as beautiful thing! Five Photo Friday has to begin with the joy of meeting “live and in-person” with the Wednesday men’s group this week. And what a beautiful evening! Traffic noise intruded a little, but it was more than worth it to be actually together, occupying the same space! Once again, I…
Yesterday, checking for notifications on the various Apps littering my phone, a flurry of activity popped up on “Facebook Messenger.” One of my friends from the 1976-1979 Stetson University soccer squad had reactivated a long dormant conversation thread. The next time I looked there were dozens of new messages. It was a great thread, but…
Read more Soccer: still “a kick in the grass.” Throwback to 2011
Here we go, the monthly roundup where I try to tell the story of the month via a gallery of images. August has been – essentially – a lot. A lot of hot, a lot of beautiful, a lot of not going anywhere because of Covid, a lot of great food, a lot of sweet…
what transpired in the Sunday evening in the church parking lot was much needed joy, much needed expressions of love, much needed assurance.
Not just hanging out, but being purposeful in terms of being the Body of Christ and loving one another.
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the gospel of vibrant lifef!
Read more Rich in life and joy and enthusiasm! #PieInTheFace
God wants these great riches of the hidden truth to be made known to the people who are not Jews. The secret is this: Christ in you brings hope of all the great things to come – 1 John 1:1-5 Seeing how the life of Jesus animates who you are brings the hope of glory…
Read more How brightly does Christ’s light shine through you? A few thoughts on “Leadership”
