Pillar of Fire
Pillar of fire
Moses — Treasury candles
Matthew 17 – no one but Jesus
Zebedee’s wife
Authentic humility
Complete honesty
Childlike mind
Empty. That’s what happens to us when there is sorrow. This story has a lot of sorrow in it. Three graves, for one thing. A foreign land, for another. Emptiness and loneliness and bitterness. So many unanswered questions! It’s also one of the best love stories in the Bible. You have to get beyond the sorrow…
Not an apology Using the word “But,” in an apology makes it null and void. When we use the word BUT, we’re not really apologizing. Giving a true apology doesn’t come naturally. Politicians are not the only ones who are good at avoiding issues and deflecting blame on others. This practice is old – 6,000-plus…
Triumphal entry Jesus began the best and worst of weeks in honor and glory. Things went downhill from there. He knew when He started that week that it would not all be pomp and pleasure. Yet, because of the Joy set before Him, He set his face, resolute, to endure everything in that week. What…
Scenarios of spoiled or picky. The husband looked at his wife as she tried to cajole their little one. “You’re spoiling her,” he told her, quietly, but firmly. Instantly, the mom had a reason for what she was doing: “The child was sick, after all, and she needed to take care of her child”! Her…
Investment Opportunities It’s the end of the year – the time some folks think more about their giving. After all, if they “give” enough, they can claim a deduction for their taxes – at least if they have plenty of money to give and think they need the tax break. Jesus never said that it…
The legend of the pot of gold The legend of the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is an Irish one. The leprechaun told a man and his wife they could have all his pot of gold if they found it at the end of the rainbow. From this legend, we learn…