TWO MEN PRAYING
This story is recorded in Luke’s Gospel: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The […]
April 2020
WAITING AND ANTICIPATION
The Gospel of Luke mentions an old priest who was waiting with anticipation because of a promise from the Holy Spirit: “Now there was a […]
BEAUTY OF HOLINESS
Give] unto the Lord, O you mighty ones,Give unto the Lord glory and strength.Give unto the Lord the glory due His name;Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.The voice of the Lord is over the waters;The […]
SPIRITUAL ACTIVIST
An activist is usually thought of as a person who campaigns to bring about political or social change. But that is not the only kind of activist. […]
SAME OLD FORMULAS
Frederick Buechner wrote, “Preachers tend to forget this. “Accept Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior and be saved from your sins,” or something like […]
WORKING AND EATING
“If anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either.” (2 Thessalonians 3:10) These familiar words of the apostle Paul that encourage us to be willing […]
CENTER DOWN
Howard Thurman (1899-1981) minister and author wrote, “How good it is to center down!To sit quietly and see one’s self pass by!” “But you, when […]
RECEIVING FATHER’S LOVE
Many of us feel enough rejection and self-deprivation to not feel worthy of love, or certain kinds of love at least. There seems to be […]
THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE
To have new life there must be an exchange of the old life. Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life, he who believes […]