   When I go to a meeting or a class or a conference, I like to know what to expect.  I like to see a program or an agenda or a schedule, so I can know when the sessions will begin, when they will end, who the speakers will be, when we will have […]
1487) God’s Agenda for You (part one of three) Read More »
   Many people complain that life is just not fair.  But actually, when you think about, that’s a good thing.     The way to begin thinking about this is to ask ourselves what we had before God entered the picture; and of course, God entered the picture at the very beginning to
1484) The Good News is Life Isn’t Fair Read More »
We have been hearing much about ‘fake news’ these days, because that is much of what we have been getting. Â There is probably also such a thing as ‘true and accurate news,’ but that is rare, and increasingly difficult to recognize. Â There is also ‘satirical news’ which is what The Babylon Bee specializes in, advertising
1430) Total Agreement Reached on Abortion Question Read More »
It is you alone who are to be feared.  Who can stand before you when you are angry?  From heaven you pronounced judgment, and the land feared and was quiet, when you, God, rose up to judge.  –Psalm 76:7-9a ————    (…continued)  The Psalmist was terrified at the thought of such an accounting before God and
1199) Living ‘the Good Life’ (b) Read More »
   The 1998 movie Saving Private Ryan begins with an old man walking through a military cemetery.  It is the American cemetery at Normandy in France where the thousands of soldiers who lost their lives in the D-Day invasion are buried.  The old man, full of emotion, stops and kneels at one of the
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   (…continued)  John and Jesus both proclaimed the kingdom of God, and both taught that people had to change in order to be ready for that coming kingdom.  Both taught the need for repentance and forgiveness.  But they had different starting points.  John emphasized judgment and the destruction of all evil.  That certainly is
974) What Do You Expect? (2/2) Read More »
   There is a big difference between the first day of school for a first grader and the first day of school for an eleventh grader.  Which one is more excited for the day?  Probably not the eleventh grader.  We all know that the first day of school in the first grade is
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By Ed Stezter, in a August 25, 2015 Blog, “Life is Eternal; Don’t Have an Affair” at: http://www.Christianitytoday.com ———————————– This week, we’ve found that it’s not as simple as the Ashley Madison site would like its (former) users to think.  “Life is short.  Have an affair.”  So they say. Get caught.  Lose your reputation.  Lose
874) Life is Short, So…? Read More »
Based on a sermon by Methodist pastor and bishop William Willimon  (1946- ), in which he tells his (and our) story.    There was a time when I was not.  I look through old family photo albums, and I see whole generations of people who came and went without me.  All kinds of people,
872) This is Your Life Read More »
Funeral Sermon for Anna    I read in the obituary that Anna died at the age of ninety-seven years, one month, and thirteen days.  Hearing the length of life figured out to the day like that is a reminder that while our time on earth is usually measured in years, our lives are lived
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