Last June I wrote a blog called “Church Cooperation”. I looked at some of the stupid reasons that churches split, but I also touted the great relationship that I have with the local pastors in town. How we focus on what we agree on, agree to disagree lovingly on the things that we don’t. Last… Read More »
The Tomb was Empty
In 1979 Leslie, a spiritually confused agnostic, was greeted at her new condominium door by Linda, a neighbor with a plate of cookies. That developed into a friendship that eventually led to Leslie becoming a Christian. Not because it was pushed on her, but because she saw an unexplainable peace in her neighbor. As she… Read More »
Fulfilled Prophecies
One of the biggest objections people have with using prophecy to believe the Bible is the charge of circular reasoning. They say we’re using the Bible to prove the Bible, and that feels self-serving. I get that. If all we had was prophecy, it would be a fair criticism. But that’s not what I’m doing… Read More »
The Stones Cry Out
It’s fitting that this subject comes up the week that we traditionally celebrate the triumphal entry. When you read that passage in Luke, it says Luke 19:37-40 37 As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud… Read More »
Science vs God
If you have a habit of talking about God’s Word to anybody and everybody (like I tend to do) eventually you will hear “Science proves your God and Scripture to be wrong.” Maybe you’ve heard it before even without sharing, just because somebody knows that you’re a Christian. How in the world do you respond… Read More »
The Declining Church
Coming up with topics to write these blogs on, is sometimes more difficult than the writing itself. As I was sitting in my office struggling to find anything to write about, I was reminded of a thought that I had on the way home this morning. As we drove by a couple of churches that… Read More »
The Fruit of Faithfulness
Hi Ladies! This week’s fruit of the Spirit is Faithfulness. This week has been a lesson in faithfulness for Jason and me. We turned a guest room and the spare room upstairs that I was using as a huge walk-in closet into two kid-friendly bedrooms. As I reach the end of Thursday night, I realize… Read More »
