“I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent among you.” (Joel 2:25, ESV) There was a Milky Way chocolate bar commercial that aired years ago that pictured a tattoo artist and a client. The client wanted aContinue reading “No Regrets”
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Our Pet Rocks
“And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.” (Hebrews 10:10, ESV) Many years ago, a man named Gary Dahl came up with an idea. He created a fad called the Pet Rock. These were being marketed and sold in retail stores in theContinue reading “Our Pet Rocks”
Shedding the Load
“For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.” (2 Corinthians 7:10, ESV) When I lived in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, I participated in an annual 5-K race on the fourth of July. Following the 5-K they had a 1-mile Survival Run where the participants ran in combatContinue reading “Shedding the Load”
Defeating the Blame Game
“So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.” (Romans 14:12, ESV) When I was a boy, my brother and I used to get in trouble a lot. We would be doing something that we should not have and possibly break something. My mother would try to investigate the problem. However,Continue reading “Defeating the Blame Game”
When Others Hurt With You
“So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with loathsome sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head . . . Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die.”” (Job 2:7-9, ESV) One evening as IContinue reading “When Others Hurt With You”
The Right Question
“When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, ‘Do you want to be healed?’” (John 5:6, ESV) There was a college student one time who was taking an exam just before the Christmas break. He did not study and did not knowContinue reading “The Right Question”
Baggage Handling
“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your cares on him, because he cares about you.” (1 Peter 5:6–7, CSB) Before the Lord called me to the full-time pastorate, I worked as the Director of Technical Services for a company thatContinue reading “Baggage Handling”
Group Exercises (Part 2)
“And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.” (Acts 2:45, ESV) Many years ago, I began an engineering and management consulting business. In the beginning everything was coming up roses. Yet after six-months the bottom dropped out. I had no business. The business account wentContinue reading “Group Exercises (Part 2)”
Group Exercises (Part 1)
“And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.” (Acts 2:42, ESV) When I was in the military, we would run in formation and do certain exercises, calisthenics, as a unit. The idea here was to train together and to be in peak physical condition.Continue reading “Group Exercises (Part 1)”
A Spiritual Training Center
“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see theContinue reading “A Spiritual Training Center”
Renewing the Heart 