Last week, being Holy Week, reminded me once again of one of my most egregious errors. I’m sure I was taught in seminary. I guess. Or else they simply assumed. Incorrectly.

What makes God’s grace so amazing isn’t that it is free and that you need do nothing, but that God offers his grace as we actively resist his offer fighting with every inch of our being to make things right on our own.

After weeks of anxious waiting, the surgeon revealed the results. I hadn’t expected the word he used.

Walmart is an interesting place to people watch and at my last visit I was not disappointed.

Some people prefer unadulterated coffee. I’ve always been a flavored creamer guy. Not milk. Too thin and watery. I want the substance and thickness a little fat brings.

As we come near to Holy week and the passion story of our Lord Jesus. One little moment caught my attention as I was reading my devotional materials at home with my family. It’s that moment when Jesus locked eyes with Peter.

Such is God’s desire for us when talking of Him and His Son.

During this season of lent with it’s special emphasis on spiritual disciplines and the giving up of certain things it is tempting to think that we are really making some improvements only to realize that the next big change awaits us. It can be discouraging.

Right or wrong I’m not one for high school reunions. I had some great friends in high school, but if they aren’t attending, I feel no tug to reunite with the others. Some classmates I contact occasionally. One classmate I contact every day. Dianne started out as a high school classmate.

Jesus told a quick story about a certain fruit tree that did not bear any fruit. You will hear this parable in the gospel reading from Luke this coming Sunday.