It is just weeks after Jesus died. All of the disciples are gathered in the upper room waiting for Jesus to do something. Something they really don’t understand what that will be. Let’s eavesdrop on their conversation found in Acts 1:8. “But when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you will receive power and will tell people about me …
Living in the Sight of Water
I have been thinking about something this past week! Want to know what it is? WATER! Living on an island, I constantly think of water. I eat out of it, play in it, and drive by it (sometimes through it). Water surrounds my whole life by as close as 1.5 miles away. Hence some thoughts about water… Have you ever …
Faith…
Hebrews 11:1 says, “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not yet seen!” This week during our staff prayer time, God brought this verse to my mind and I just began to pray the prayer of faith for my family (both wife and kids, as well as our church family)! As I prayed this passage …
But God!
I will be preaching a sermon on Sunday entitled, “But Caleb!” As I have been praying through this sermon, the thought has come to mind several times, “But God!” While I don’t want to spoil the sermon for you right now, I will say that Caleb set himself aside with his attitude and his never-swerving devotion to God Almighty! He lived by …
Taking Out The Trash
I forgot to take out the trash on Friday morning! It was a holiday Monday, so the regular trash day on Thursday gets pushed back one day. It is really not a big deal…just a hassle next Thursday when the garbage man will have to take care of two weeks worth of trash, instead of one! Not to mention the …
Because of HIM!
This morning a student from a past ministry assignment posted this statement on her Facebook wall, “God is the reason why even in pain – I smile, in confusion – I understand, in betrayal – I trust, and in fear – I continue to fight!” Of course like any person into Social Media, I “Retweeted” and posted it to my …
