All Posts (Page 5)

All Posts (Page 5)

Return to the Lord – 1

In the Book of Joel, the prophet paints a vivid picture of the coming judgment of God, the Day of the Lord. The imagery is bold and terrifying: hordes of locusts swarming over the land and decimating everything. Joel’s prophecy has teeth even today as wars rage, natural disasters threaten and destroy, and our culture seems to be unraveling. But right in the middle of this…

Naming and Circumcision of Jesus

Luke 2:21, Galatians 3:23-29 After hours of labor and pain the mother is asked, “What is the baby’s name? That is often the first question people ask new parents. The baby’s name has significance. Usually it is a family name or something that is meaningful to the parents. Our boys’ names had to be connected to the Battle of the Alamo because Texas and our daughter’s…

Bonhoeffer’s Book “Life Together”

“Though I have much to write to you, I would rather not use paper and ink. Instead I hope to come to you and talk face to face, so that our joy may be complete.” 2 John 12 ESV In the November Voter’s Meeting I read a section of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s book Life Together as we prepared for the meeting. This book was written in 1938 as he was living…

May 2020

Many churches in our day are looking for a new way to add souls to their numbers. They are looking for the newest and greatest thing that will aid them in their quest. The problem is, is that this has never been the way the church has lived. We do not live by doubt or fear but by faith.