Think About It

Will Jesus heal me, deliver me, answer my prayer, and “fix me” if I have faith? We all have probably breezed by this story recorded in 3 of the gospels without pausing to consider the scene as it unfolded and what was behind it. Don’t feel guilty. The gospel writers and disciples at times seemed to be in…

You’ve got the seed, so sling it! You never know what God will do with it, but you can pretty well determine the outcome if there is no seed sown. Let me share with you a very personal story which more than made my day yesterday. It involves a guy who I spent considerable time with but…

Did the disciples take notes? Somehow, they sure were able to remember a lot of details from the accounts of their lives with Jesus, the adventures they experienced with Him and the words He preached. When you think about it, and I don’t want to discount the inspiration of the Holy Spirit in any way, these…

Is God more like a Grandfather than a Father?  I’m not trying to rearrange the nomenclature in which we are blessed to be called children of our Heavenly Father.  I am fondly and greatly aware that throughout scripture God is referred to as “Father” and I am most grateful to have adoption and “sonship” through Christ in that familial arrangement. It’s…

Is grace too good? I’m not asking if grace is too good to be true. I believe it is true. At least what I can comprehend of it. The problems is, the more I meditate on grace and peel some of its layers, it seems to get bigger than it was when I began. I think…

Your opinion matters to us. Really? How often do we hear that these days? Buy a product on-line and the next day they email you wanting your opinion or a review. Make a phone call about a product or service and before you get down to business you are asked (electronically, of course) if you would…

In me, I trust. I know we would never say that during our daily devotionals, but how true is that as we life things out day to day?  It’s pretty obvious our country does not endear itself to the lofty motto on our currency, “In God We Trust,” but how do we do as individual Jesus followers? Are we to judge…

How do you get on God’s “good side?” We live in a world that rewards performance, and because we do, this performance orientation has the potential to shape our assumptions about God. When you ask people what they need to do to get on or stay on God’s “good side,” you get a list of behaviors, don’t you? Religious performance.…

Angry at God sometimes or confused by how He operates? Join the club. If it were easy to comprehend His every move, we’d be closer to being on par with Him. Even though many people find that an attractive goal, it causes me concern.  But sometimes we do run across some questionable responses by God and we…

I understand I have needs. Do you? Having grown up as a red blooded, independent spirited “Merican,” there is a tendency over a lifetime to grit one’s teeth and try to accomplish everything yourself. After all, who wants to admit their shortcomings or weaknesses?  Over the years we even begin to see our abilities morph into what…