Archive for May, 2008
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Saturday, May 31st, 2008Genesis 28:15 “I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go and I will bring you back.”
Jacob was one of the most imperfect men in the Bible, yet God used him. Just before this text he stole his brother’s birth right and left town secretly. The night he left, no doubt, thinking […]
Forbidden Fruit
Friday, May 30th, 2008Genesis 3:6 “…the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable….”
God has such high hopes for mankind. He wants to be in relationship with people. He wants to walk with them, befriend them, and share life with his creation. God wants to […]
A Peach Pit of a Heart
Thursday, May 29th, 2008 John 8:7 “If anyone of you is without sin let him be the first to throw a stone at her.”
A Peach Pit of a Heart
The summer when I was ten years old I saw the people of Cronicville react to a tragedy. I have seen as an adult the same actions played out, only with […]
Remembered History
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008John 16:18 “What does it mean by ‘a little while’?”
As Jesus was preparing his disciples for his death, they had this conversation. Some of the disciples were saying to one another, “What does He mean by saying ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then in a little while you will […]
Agents of Change
Tuesday, May 27th, 20082 Thessalonians 2:14 “…that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
One of the things I remember the most about Cronicville is all the conversations. Sundays were practiced on the farm in Cronicville from my grandparent’s understanding of the fourth commandment, which meant, we got up and did the chores that […]
The Salvation Conversation
Monday, May 26th, 2008John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son that who believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.”
A Pharisee who was the most elite of the elite and a member of the ruling council found his heart empty and his faith void when he […]
A Day of Joy
Saturday, May 24th, 2008John 2:1-2 “On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.”
Much of life is very routine - fifty weeks of work for two weeks of vacation, constantly cleaning the house, cleaning the car, doing laundry, […]
The Joy of Salvation
Friday, May 23rd, 2008Luke 15:6 “Rejoice with me. I have found my lost sheep.”
In Matthew chapter 18 the disciples asked Jesus, “Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” Jesus did a remarkable thing. He called a little child from the crowd and asked him to stand next to him. He then said, “I tell you the truth. […]
Love Conquers All
Thursday, May 22nd, 20081 Corinthians 13:8 “Love never fails.”
Brad Paisley has a song, “I’m Still a Guy,” that talks about the differences between men and women. I laugh at the lines,
“When you see a deer you see Bambi and I see antlers up on the wall.
When you see a lake you think picnics and I see a […]
Careless People
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008Matthew 12:36 “But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
There are times in our lives when we meet careless people. Careless is defined as, “people who are indiscreet and reckless or people who do not pay enough attention to […]