I remember this from the days I was a Boy Scout. Be prepared is the Boy Scout motto. The Scout Motto is: BE PREPARED which means you are always in a state of readiness in mind and body to do your DUTY. Be Prepared in Mind by having disciplined yourself to be obedient to every order,Continue reading “Be Prepared!”
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Letter from Jesus about Christmas —
It has come to my attention that many of you are upset that folks are taking My name out of the season. How I personally feel about this celebration can probably be most easily understood by those of you who have been blessed with children of your own. I don’t care what you call theContinue reading “Letter from Jesus about Christmas —”
Be at work…
When you are hired for a job do you watch for when the boss is looking and then make it look like you are working? Do you work harder or more diligently when the boss is looking, or when others can see you? When you are alone do you surf the web and do personalContinue reading “Be at work…”
Guests…
Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour. Have you ever had a guest coming and you did not know when they would arrive? You make sure the room is ready and that you have stuff available to make a meal, you can’t cook anything becauseContinue reading “Guests…”
Season of Hope?
Advent is the season of Hope… As I read the gospel passage for the day, I really have a hard time seeing or hearing the hope. I see the desolating sacrilege standing in the holy place and think it is time to flee. Let’s hope that it is not winter (uh oh!) and that itContinue reading “Season of Hope?”
Eternal Life
Where does eternal life come from? Where do we obtain glory? Is eternal life something we can earn? And thus keep a set of rules, or a code and do the right things and thus work our way into heaven? Most of us will say, “by no means.” We know that we are saved byContinue reading “Eternal Life”
Good News…
And this good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the world, as a testimony to all the nations; and then the end will come. Good news?!?! We will have to endure all kinds of hardship and being turned over to the authorities and questioned and reviled because of Jesus. We will be hatedContinue reading “Good News…”
Refuge
Protect me O God for in you I take refuge. Have you ever had to take refuge? What does it mean to take refuge? Refuge is “shelter or protection from danger or distress.” I have taken refuge. When I was very young, 3 or 4, there was a great tornado that hit the area ofContinue reading “Refuge”
A Dog’s Purpose? (from a 6-year-old).
Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog’s owners, Ron, his wife Lisa, and their little boy Shane, were all very attached to Belker, and they were hoping for a miracle. I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family weContinue reading “A Dog’s Purpose? (from a 6-year-old).”
Hypocrite!
Woe to you, you hypocrite! Strong words from our savior here in the gospel of Matthew. Have you ever been called a hypocrite? I have. It is not a good feeling knowing someone knows you so well that the understand that you think one way, but act contrary to that. That is a hypocrite. IContinue reading “Hypocrite!”
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