Luke 2: 13-20 Up to this point, there was just an angel – a messenger from God – making a sudden appearance with a lot of light, interrupting a group of shepherds […]
The Night the Angels Sang – Part 3 [Luke 2: 13-20]
The Night the Angels Sang – Part 2 [Luke 2: 8-12]
What did the Christmas angel say to the shepherds?
The Night the Angels Sang – Part 1 [Luke 2: 8-20]
Luke 2: 8-20 There have been momentous events in the last 100 years, events that have influenced the way people think and behave: The Great Depression (1929-1933): My parents and my wife’s […]
Out of Two Comes One [Ephesians 2: 11-18]
Ephesians 2: 11-18 There was a problem in the church at Ephesus and other churches. Christianity started out as a movement within Judaism. In fact, in its early days it was referred […]
The Work – Faith Balance [Ephesians 2: 8-10; James 2: 14-19; Mark 12: 29-31]
Ephesians 2: 8-10; James 2: 14-19; Mark 12: 29-31 Have you heard of people needing to keep a proper “work-life balance”? This means that work doesn’t so consume you that you forget […]
Are You God’s Poem? [Ephesians 2: 8-10]
We are God’s artful expression of himself. We are created to be able to make decisions, to create and appreciate art in all its forms, to enjoy humor, to be able to play, to love, to hug, to reason. Those are all factors that surpass what could have been a plain narrative of our lives and of our existence.
Grace: God’s Undeserved Love to Us (Revised – 10/31/2022)
What is sin? What is grace? And how are those two concepts related? Ephesians 2: 1-7. Study – Part 9
Changes Are Being Made
I‘m working on improving the blog site to make it easier for you, the reader, to use. This is not a one-evening function, so bear with me, please. Please feel free to […]
What Does “The Church Is the Body of Christ” Mean? [Ephesians 1: 22-23]
Ephesians 1: 22-23: Ephesians Study – Part 8 How often do church buildings – and the churches’ members themselves – become a fortress to guard against those on the “outside”? And how […]
How Powerful Do You Feel Right Now?[Ephesians 1: 19-23]
Study in Ephesians (Ephesians 1: 19-23) – Part 7 Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel was looking for ways to harness the explosive power of unstable nitroglycerin more safely. In 1867, Nobel invented dynamite […]
Clear the Murk 