January 5 – Pitch Your Tent
Tents are a flimsy thing. They are a temporary shelter. They show that the owner has no permanent dwelling here, he is only passing through.
Tents are a flimsy thing. They are a temporary shelter. They show that the owner has no permanent dwelling here, he is only passing through.
I recently had the opportunity to visit the oldest church building in the world. This wasn’t the first place the church existed, but it was the first known location that was specifically created for the church to gather and meet. Prior to this everywhere the church existed they met in people’s homes or in…
Eat the apple. No, really. Eat it. What could possibly go wrong?
The idea of a clean slate was a good one. What happened? I loved the concept of a new beginning. Has it already been marred? I’m not even halfway through day two of this new year and already I’ve messed up. I failed. Now I’m stuck sitting here wondering why I even bother.
Praise him, sun and moon! Praise him, all you twinkling stars! Praise the Lord from the earth, you creatures of the ocean depths. (Psalm 148:3,7) Read: Zechariah 14:1-21, Revelation 20:1-15, Psalm 148:1-14, Proverbs 31:8-9 I am pretty sure I have shared this before, but it is worth repeating…
Instead of realizing that it is only through the church that we can fix our world, we are trying to use the systems of the world to fix our church.
Men don’t ask for directions. In fact, they shun them. We know where we are going… even when we don’t.
It is a hard line to walk to balance my pragmatism and my dreams. If I swing too far to one side I fall into complaining. If I go too far to the other, I step into complacency.
In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish…
It is Christmas Eve. Or is it Christmas Day? For the Christian, a day begins at midnight. For the Jew, a day begins at sundown. For the Muslim, well, I’ve seen you guys debate back and forth on whether the day begins at sunrise or sunset so I can’t rightly say. But let us for…