How many of you remember Hercules the Disney movie from a few years back? In it is a scene where Pain and Panic, Hades minions tell Hades, “We are worms, worthless worms.” They are like we are when we come before God. And that is where Ezra is today, “O my God, I am too ashamedContinue reading “Worthless worms…”
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How are you?
How many times a day are you asked this question? We are asked this question by people we love and by people we see at the gym or the grocery store or any place we might go. They could be friends/aquatints or they could be strangers… And when you are asked, are you honest withContinue reading “How are you?”
Good work…
Have you ever wondered if your life was worth anything? Have you ever wonder if you have an impact? Do people tell you you have the scripture all wrong and that the ministry you are doing is in vain? We have all heard at some point in our life that we are worthless, and weContinue reading “Good work…”
Slow fade…
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. The wickedContinue reading “Slow fade…”
you will be my witnesses
Happy ascension day! Today is the day in the beginning of Acts/End of Luke we get Jesus ascending into heaven and the disciples looking and wondering what is going on… Jesus has gone from the disciples and now is the great in between! Jesus is gone and according to Acts the Holy Spirit has not come yet,Continue reading “you will be my witnesses”
follow other gods…
18 You shall put these words of mine in your heart and soul, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and fix them as an emblem on your forehead. 19Teach them to your children, talking about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when youContinue reading “follow other gods…”
The river…
The rivers lift up, the rivers lift up their voice. O jehovah! the rivers lift up their roaring Psalm 93:3 Other translations talk about the seas or the floods, it all is about water. But what is this water? Why is water important? Water is huge in our understanding of who God is and who weContinue reading “The river…”
a reason for hope…
Have you ever felt like everything was falling apart around you? 3 months ago I resigned my call as pastor of a congregation, and I have been looking for a congregation to go to as leader for a long time… I have tried to keep it together for my children and my wife… But IContinue reading “a reason for hope…”
Orphaned
Have you ever lost your parents? Been walking in a store and looking at your favorite toy and turn around and they are not there… You are alone. No one around. Now this is not the same as being orphaned. But for that moment you do not know what to do or where to go.Continue reading “Orphaned”
What love…
What love is this that we should be called children? Now tonight if you ask my eldest 2 daughters if they feel blessed tonight to be my children, they would probably say no. We had a run in over burning a comb in a candle. They wanted to see what would happen to the plasticContinue reading “What love…”