Archive for September, 2009
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 John 9:7 “So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.”
In the movie, “Hoosiers,” starring Gene Hackman as Coach Norman Dale. He takes the small town of Hickory, Indiana’s basketball team to a championship. Early in the movie, there is a conflict between the team’s superstar, Jimmy Chitwood, and the school principal. Jimmy’s father […]
Stuff
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 Matthew 6:19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth and rust destroy and thieves break in and steal.”
What does not make people happy? There are many things that make people unhappy. Perhaps we can condense unhappiness down to several categories. One of these categories is Stuff.
The category of Stuff will never […]
The Works of God
Monday, September 28th, 2009 John 9:2 “Rabbi, who sinned this man or his parents that he was born blind?’ “Neither this man nor his parents,” said jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in his life.”
It becomes very important for us if we are desperately ill to find healing. Perhaps it’s even […]
Harp Music
Saturday, September 26th, 2009John 14:2 “In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you.”
Royce, the old hand at my grandparents’ farm, said to me, “I hope you like harp music.” I asked, “Harp music?” Royce said, “Yep…if you get in […]
The Vista of God
Friday, September 25th, 2009 John 13:36 “Lord, where are you going?”
Growing up in the church as a child, I developed a strong faith. By the time I was fourteen, my theological outlook was in place. From the ages of fourteen to forty-four, my life reinforced my theology. I believed if I always focused on God, I would truly be […]
Maybe
Thursday, September 24th, 2009 John 4:25-26 “The woman said, ‘I know the Messiah is coming. When he does, he will explain everything to us.” Then Jesus declared, “I who speak to you am he.’”
What does it mean when Jesus says “worship in spirit and truth?” The worship of spirit and truth is a rare happening. I know from […]
A Change of Perspective OR Krispy Kreme at the Other End of the Rainbow
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 John 4:28 “Leaving her water jar, the woman went back to town and said to the people, ‘Come see…could this be the Christ?’”
Sometimes things look hopeless and God changes our perspective. Jesus gave the woman at the well a new outlook about herself. As the story begins, she avoided the townspeople. After receiving the […]
Wrong Conlusions
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009 John 4:17 “I have no husband.”
The woman at the well was a woman who lived a notorious life. She had to go to the well during the midday heat because she was unpopular with the other women in the village. In her conversation with Jesus, He told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.” […]
A Time of Faith
Monday, September 21st, 2009Jesus was walking through Samaria when He had a conversation with a woman with whom, by all intents and purposes, He should never have spoken. The existing prejudice of the day would certainly have been that He should have never set foot in Samaria and never, under any circumstances, should He have had a conversation […]
The Saver of Souls
Saturday, September 19th, 2009God saves the people and the memories of our lives. What may seem lost in this life is saved for the life to come.
I will always remember a boy who lived on a tenant farm owned by my grandparents. Joey was two years older than me and we became great friends on the farm. When […]