Pastor’s Blog (Page 7)

Are you familiar with the unpleasant experience of being interrupted? Most of us know the feeling all too well. We find such inconsideration and rudeness quite distasteful. It was at Cornelius’ home that Peter, having just begun to communicate the message of salvation in Jesus Christ, was very forcibly interrupted. In his own words, “As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit…

My 8-year-old granddaughter Hosanna has discovered harmony! Visiting this month from Africa, she has taken a keen interest in the piano and has been learning to play the melody of Christ The Lord Is Risen Today. Melodies are great, but they just beg for harmony. So the other evening when she was practicing her song I knelt down beside her at the piano and showed her…

In the latter part of Acts 9, two men from Joppa came the 10 miles or so to Lydda to find Peter. They earnestly entreated him to come back with them to Joppa right away. Tabitha, a beloved disciple, had just died. Step into Peter’s sandals for a moment. If you were Peter, when do you suppose you would have begun to notice the similarities between this event and that…

Do you sometimes find yourself drifting toward despair concerning our nation’s spiritual state? I do. Look around. The moral decay is accelerating at an alarming rate. Some decades ago we as a nation grew to be a people of spiritual apathy. Then, over time that apathy became god-less-ness. We operated as if God just wasn’t in the picture. We did whatever we pleased.…

Are you familiar with the Harley Davidson slogan? Life’s a journey; enjoy the ride! I enjoy hearing and reflecting on various slogans about life. Some of them are great. Others, not some much. For example: The purpose of our lives is to be happy. (Dalai Lama) l find it constructive to reflect on how they align with what Jesus says about life. We would…

Affliction is a state of pain, distress, grief, or misery. Who on earth would wish to be in such a state? Well, surprisingly, the psalmist found affliction to be a friend. Amazingly, he was even thankful for the affliction that had come his way: Something about affliction can bring us to our senses. It can soften resistance and make us ready to learn. Affliction…