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...
Out with the Old, In with the New

Out with the Old, In with the New

by | May 4, 2022

A passage was explained in church this morning (May 30, 2021) that I have never understood as full as I now grasp it.  So I will try to be a good messenger boy and hand on what I’ve learned.  Previously I had not connected the fasting part with the new wine part.  The...
Mountain Climbing

Mountain Climbing

by | Apr 24, 2022

 How many times did Moses climb Mt. Sinai?  It appears that he was called up the mountain once to get stone tablets, then came down to deal with the golden calf situation = round trip # 1. 1 Then God called Big Mo back up the mountain to get a fresh set of tablets on...
God Teaching Me

God Teaching Me

by | Apr 19, 2022

For some months in late 2014 we carefully planned a trip to visit missionaries.  Looking at the geography – Detroit → Seattle → Manila → Siliguri (India) → Kathmandu → Mumbai  —  it made sense to simply keep going west, all the way around the world.  We rewarded...