2016-02-24T01:29:35-08:00

According to the U.K., Telegraph, a horsemeat scandal is sweeping the land.  Dutch food authorities recalled 24,000 pounds of horsemeat that was intended to be sold as beef.  Unfortunately, they didn’t get it all.  Much of the meat had already hit the market and was consumed. How do you recall already eaten horsemeat? The Dutch people – typically easy going in general – were outraged!  They nearly triple blinked with fury!! Now, what if a company chose to embrace... Read more

2014-04-11T14:16:38-08:00

One key to dealing with intellectual doubt is to make sure that you plug into – and keep yourself plugged into – Christian community.  When you’re going through periods of doubt, one of the worst things you can do is to unplug and remove yourself from the church and other believers. As C.S. Lewis said, “…daily prayers and religious reading and church-going are necessary parts of the Christian life.  We have to be continually reminded of what we believe.  Neither... Read more

2016-02-24T04:07:29-08:00

If you have ever flown, you know the emergency instruction to parents traveling with children is to first put the oxygen mask on yourself so you can then put it on your child.  You won’t be much good to them if you pass out from lack of oxygen.  You must take care of you so you can then take care of them.  So it is with coping with divorce.  You must take care of yourself so that you can... Read more

2016-02-23T03:00:12-08:00

Galatians 5:22-23 Amp says:   “But the fruit of the Holy Spirit the work which His presence within accomplishes is love, joy (gladness), peace, patience (an even temper, forbearance), kindness, goodness (benevolence), faithfulness, Gentleness (meekness, humility), self-control (self-restraint, continence). Against such things there is no law. How do we have self-control when we are angry?  How do we persevere when we feel beaten down and are weary?  How do we find patience when we want it now? Freedom!!  What a glorious... Read more

2016-02-23T02:18:40-08:00

In October 2013, the New York Times featured an article titled, “Turning Education Upside Down.” It’s about flipped schools, in which students watch lectures at home, and then do homework at school. Please take 5 minutes to read the article by clicking here. In flipped schools, students view lessons outside class on their computers, tablets or smartphones. Teachers produce their own videos, or assign web content such as TED talks, audio files, or other reading materials that make their points. At first,... Read more

2016-02-23T12:23:22-08:00

15 See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God (Hebrews 12:15) To understand the grace of God, first we need to understand a few other things:  justice and mercy.  Justice is getting what you deserve, mercy is not getting all you deserve, and grace is getting something that you don’t deserve at all. An example:  Let’s say we’re a star basketball player who violated curfew.  We show up the next day at practice and the coach... Read more

2016-02-24T01:29:06-08:00

Comedian Rex Havens, author of “Everything I Needed To Know I Learned From My Wife”, wonders if it’s a universal law that the room temperature at Grandma’s house be kept at the same number as Grandma’s age? It just seems to get hotter at her house every year.  It’s gotten to the point where they don’t even need to use the oven to cook the Thanksgiving turkey anymore.  They just set the bird on the counter and wait for... Read more

2016-02-23T11:53:44-08:00

Suzanne Lederer leads us in connecting with God through Lectio Divina. Hosea 11 (NIV) God’s Love for Israel 11 “When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. 2 But the more they were called, the more they went away from me. They sacrificed to the Baals and they burned incense to images. 3 It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the arms; but they did not realize it was I who healed them. 4 I... Read more

2016-02-24T03:14:18-08:00

Does your faith ever flicker or falter? Are you ever besieged by doubts, pesky thoughts that call into question God’s love, God’s goodness, God’s presence in your life? You are not alone, as you are about to hear in this PODCAST. Matthew 6:9-13 9 In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. 10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts,... Read more

2016-02-23T01:41:12-08:00

Prayer – talking openly with God – is one huge key to turning up the volume level on the Holy Spirit. Jesus talks about prayer many times, including in Matthew 6:5-13: 5 “And now about prayer. When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who pretend piety by praying publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. Truly, that is all the reward they will ever get. 6 But when you pray, go away by yourself, all... Read more

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