I was out of town Saturday and didn’t have my Bible programs installed in my laptop yet. (It involves calling the West coast company and getting precise instructions as to the exact…
Visiting a Sacred Space
Not often in my life has it happened that I have stepped in a church and the sheer beauty and grandeur of the architecture, the art and the overall interior design left…
Reframing Your Ministry by Anthony J. Headley
HR Helpful, encouraging and paradigm-shifting! Those are words that come to mind to describe this book (Evangel Publishing House, Nappanee, Indiana, 2007) about “balancing professional responsibilities and personal needs” in Christian work. …
Difficult Passages Series — Mark 11:20-25 for Mar. 3, 2010
1. Why is this passage listed among difficult passages? The first and chief difficulty is the sheer immensity of the idea of mountain-moving faith. Did Jesus really mean that could happen? …
Use the health you have
JoAnne recently showed me an incredible Guidepost story. A young mother had been stricken with very serious life threatening MS. She was blinded and could no longer eat or move. Her courageous…
Snow day 2
Sun peeked out this morning (Friday Feb. 26); the scenery was beautiful with thick clumps of snow clinging to branches. Schools closed again today–probably so everyone has a chance to dig out. …
The Five Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell
HR Offer most parents a way to understand their children better and they will jump at the opportunity. The Five Love Languages of Children (Northfield Publishing, 1997) provides just such a chance…
Children’s project for Haiti
It was great to honor the Kidz church crew last Sunday in services. Their leader, Kim O. was sick and the Hodge boys were away, but Rochelle Moon, Kim’s right hand helper,…
Snow day
I decided to work at home today (Thursday, Feb. 25) while the snow fell. Not that I couldn’t have waded through the snow to my office; it’s only a few hundred yards. …
Difficult Passages Series — Matt. 5:29, Mark 9:43-47 for Feb. 24 2010
1. Why is this passage listed among difficult passages? People have always wondered whether Jesus should be taken literally or figuratively here when he speaks of gouging out an eye or a…