Monthly Archives: June 2011

1 Peter 1:3-9 V. 3:  You have, already, eternal life from Jesus.  You have, already, a hope that is alive, for its Author has risen from death.  You are, already, not who you used to be, since God Almighty has … Continue reading →

Genesis 22:1-14, Matthew 10:40-42 I talked to a young woman a week ago.  She said she loves Jesus, trusts Him with all her heart.  She uses drugs and has a child with a man she is not married to.  Is … Continue reading →

Genesis 1:1-2:4a, Matthew 28:16-20 God must love men.  He made so many of them!  The way He made them, and then remade them, tells us just who and why we are. Who are we?  We are the image of God, … Continue reading →

Genesis 1:1-2:4a, Matthew 28:16-20 This applies to women too, BUT, as it is Father’s Day, I’m being gender specific.  Guys, we are two men in one skin. The first man is a reflection of the Creative Caretaker, namely God.  This … Continue reading →

John 20:19-23 Willard Scott honors those who live to be 100.  Once, he interviewed a recent centenarian.  “What is your secret to living such a long life?” Willard asks.  “Don’t die,” replies the man. Is that all there is to … Continue reading →

John 20:19-23, Acts 2:1-21 A Jesus church meets, at first, for its own needs and its own desires.  BUT, the people are transformed together by the presence of Jesus, into a different sort of folk! That difference comes first by … Continue reading →

Psalm 68: 1-10, John 17:1-11 Storms, wars, disease.  Prayers, worship, obedience brings more storms, wars, disease.  God, our Father, cares? The way we want God to be comes to us in Psalm 68.  Here God is our Defender.  Our Provider.  … Continue reading →

1Corinithians 11:23-26, 33-34 We become human when we live by the life of Christ. “This is my body, my blood.”  Jesus said that.  He said that to those who would betray him.  He said that to us. To ingest Him … Continue reading →