Keith Kaynor Being r., Caring for others, Children serving God, Cuba, Giving, Initiative and being entrepreneurial, Rewarded

Connecting Two Ten-Year-Olds

Natalie Ishioka (10 years of age) of Corner-stone Baptist Church, Roseville, Michigan,  became concerned about Cuba when an offering was received for Bikes for Cuban Pastors at our annual (July, 2014) Vacation Bible School.  The kids came up with $2400  (with a little help from a few well-heeled adults).  Natalie had saved the money for … Continue reading Connecting Two Ten-Year-Olds

Keith Kaynor “Dry tree”, Belonging, Complain, Don't c., Eunuch, Gentiles attaching themselves to Israel, Inadequacy, Inferiority, Isolation, Lacking, Outside wanting to be inside, Rewarded, Social outcast

Dry Trees Who Belong

 “Don’t say, ‘The Lord will surely exclude me from His people,’”  nor  complain, “’I am only a dry tree.’” In these two phrases from Isaiah 56:3,  God addresses two subjects:  belonging and inadequacy.  Belonging   Some foreigners were on the fringe of the Jewish nation. They were drawn to God’s people by the quality of … Continue reading Dry Trees Who Belong

Keith Kaynor "Turn the other c.", Advantage, Being taken a. of, Cheek, Extreme, Faith frontier, God does e., Loved by God, Remaining v., Rewarded, Sensitizing us to one another, Verses about being r., Vulnerable

Protective Walls and Turning the Other Cheek (Feeling Unappreciated, Part 4 of 4)

Previous articles in this series have been a contrast between General Benedict Arnold and Moses.  God is sensitizing us to one another;  making us aware of others and their situations so we can put God’s character on display to them.  We continue this series of articleswith an example of an airline executive sensitizing his employees … Continue reading Protective Walls and Turning the Other Cheek (Feeling Unappreciated, Part 4 of 4)