Community

Community

by | Jun 4, 2022

 There is a lot of talk in Christian circles about community.  It conveys family, closeness and deep friendships. The strongest Bible statement about community is Luke 2:44.   Luke 2:44 shows us what community is.  Several families had traveled...
Cuba June 2022

Cuba June 2022

by | May 25, 2022

 The people of Cuba have inspired us and rebuked us many times. Inspired because they are positive, focused on God’s grace and goodness;  rebuked because they do not complain about their hardships (average income US$30 per month).   (The billboard in...
Tell Me The Dream (Thoughts for Preachers)

Tell Me The Dream (Thoughts for Preachers)

by | May 19, 2022

 Your Delivery is Critical.   Some preachers take off, fly up to 35,000 feet, speak for forty minutes and then land, maintaining the same delivery.  Same intensity in their voice. Same tone of voice, same, volume.  Same, same (shame) puts people to...
There’s Faith… and Then There is FAITH

There’s Faith… and Then There is FAITH

by | May 14, 2022

 You are smarter than I am. You realized this a while back, while I am just now seeing there is one level of faith in Hebrews 11 and then there is a second level of FAITH in Hebrews 11.   Years ago when I preached through Hebrews 11, I was fine with the...
You Want It,  and You Can Have it, But . . . 

You Want It,  and You Can Have it, But . . . 

by | May 9, 2022

 . . .  it won’t be what you expect it to be.   A young man wants a car. Okay.  He sees himself orbiting his high school three times to make sure everyone knows he has wheels. He imagines the new respect he will get from the girls – having his own...