2024.02.07

O you who love the Lord, hate evil!He preserves the lives of his saints; he delivers them from the hand of the wicked. Psalm 97:10 The Hebrew word translated as “evil” is רַע (ra’), a multi-faceted term used throughout the Old Testament. It often describes anything that is morally, ethically, or physically negative, and can […]

2025.02.04

It means a lot… I’ve been reflecting a great deal lately about whether the Lord’s church in the 21st Century would even be recognizable to the very One we claim to serve. It is a scary proposition to think that we may have shifted so much that our theology, traditions, focus and politics have become […]

2025.02.02

Happy Groundhog Day… AGAIN!

2025.01.31

For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you. Psalm 86:5 It appears to some that forgiveness from God is transactional. I disagree. What I read here is that it a matter of recognition. The Lord is good and forgiving, but if you don’t recognize and […]

2025.01.28

Don’t mess with Mother Nature! About a week ago. my phone rang with “Dreamer” by Supertramp; Sir Knight was calling. When I picked up, I heard my brother’s seriously questionable vocal skills proudly singing, “It’s gonna snow, ho, ho, right here in Dixie…” If you don’t know the reference, you were likely abused as a […]

2025.01.24

…if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. Galatians 6:1 Notice Paul uses “a spirit of gentleness” towards the transgressor rather than the spirit of judgement, anger, abusiveness, retribution, arrogance, etc.. Paul is teaching to […]

2025.01.21

COMMUNION The word “communion” is an interesting mishmash of word parts that all dance together. Let’s break it down to see the dance. We begin with the prefix “CO.” These two letters translate as: together, with, joint, associate, and relating to. When we add “MM” to “CO” and now have nouns and verbs such as: […]