Pastor’s Blog (Page 48)

What went wrong? Each driver wanted that spot in the road. At the same time. Neither would yield. And now, one lucky driver is receiving a citation! Failure to Yield Right-of-Way. Ouch—this is going to get expensive! I find life is a lot like driving — often my will collides with another’s because neither of us will yield… and things get messy in a hurry.…

“May it never be that I would boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.” (Galatians 6:14) In the spirit of lifting high the cross of Christ our Savior, I thought you would appreciate this story written by Michael W. Riggs. In 1967, while taking a class in photography at the…

A recurring nightmare I had while in school was that I would show up for class one day and in sudden horror and disbelief realize, “Oh, no!!! Test today?!?” Have you ever met anyone who looks forward to exams? You’d probably raise an eyebrow about such a person. These days we test everything, it seems: scholastics, equipment, strength, satisfaction,…

Are you familiar with the term “heart incident”? It’s ticker trouble. And one in two American men never gets up from his first heart incident. Not good odds. Lately I’ve been pondering heart incidents of another sort. God has a lot to say about our spiritual tickers. What an eye-opener! (preferred figure over “heart-stopper”) I hope to…

Solomon… spoke to all Israel-to the commanders of thousands and hundreds, judges, leaders, heads of households-and Solomon and the whole assembly went to Gibeon, where God’s tent of meeting was, where the bronze altar was, and Solomon and the assembly sought Him there. (2 Chronicles…

Before time began He foreknew you. Down through history He has been unfolding His plan to reach you. In the womb He knew you. He chose a manger and deep humiliation… in order to seek you out. In agony on the cross, finding and rescuing you was part of the “joy set before Him.” How fitting, then, that we turn our gaze to the Savior. May I invite you to…