Repentance
Commissioned
Back in the 1970’s a statewide scandal came to light in Oklahoma when it was learned in county after county that hundreds of county commissioners were guilty of taking kickbacks on contracts for roads, bridges, dams, and other county construction projects, as well as pocketing money on county purchases. Those guilty commissioners disgraced a noble word “commission”. This…
Restoration
Remember the “Humpty Dumpty” nursery rhyme? Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall All the King’s horses and all the King’s men Couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty together again. Life is sometimes like that, isn’t it? John’s Gospel records the meeting between Jesus and the Samaritan woman, a woman who had fallen off the wall once too…
Unfinished Business
Recently our church experienced deep grief over the death of a member. Our brother was a behind the scenes handyman upon whom the church and members called upon quite frequently for help with “handyman” projects – from our cars (church vans) to lawn equipment to jobs around the house to appliances. In addition, his humor often helped others deal with their sad…
Out of Ashes
May I suggest a passage of Scripture that you might like to hang out with for an extended time of study? It is the intriguing story found in 2 Samuel 24 and 1 Chronicles 21. You might recall reading or hearing it before. King David decides to take a census of all the fighting men in Israel, despite the objections of his highest general. This act angers God, for David is…
It’s A New Year
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.” (Isaiah 43:18-19) Many people take advantage of the New Year by cleaning out their closets of old and unused clothes. Sometimes it is hard to part with some of those items,…
Damascus Road
As you have therefore received Christ, [even] Jesus the Lord, [so] walk (regulate your lives and conduct yourselves) in union with and conformity to Him. Colossians 2:6 (Amplified) Each person is to seek to make his or her entire life a walk with Christ. To accomplish that, however, one must learn to walk four roads. 1. There is the Damascus Road – the road of…