We all like to comfortable. To some extent we try our best to seek comfort, sometimes at all cost. Yet, comfort and the expressions thereof is fairly recent. Historically the only ones which would afforded “comfort” were of a certain social status. The concept of pews and the “wooden boxes”. Church and…

The number ranges from 7,000-10,000 daily: What am I? Stop and think about this for a minute. Kids and teens think through this. Answer: words spoken per day. Granted this is an “average” and it would not be uncommon for those whose jobs center on speaking to be close to 14,000 or more. Now this as indicated…

Who is responsible? This is an important question we must continually answer. Responsibility is a tremendously important concept we are lacking in our world. To sin is human. To blame the divine, or someone else, is even more human. The world of the first century was filled with fatalistic blaming of…

Christ is our anchor. We must be reminded of this truth daily. As mentioned last week anchors serve a very important purpose. God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged. We…

The world can be an unsettling place. There are many pressures in this world. With the advent of 24 hours news we can be reminded of all that is wrong or could possibly go wrong in the next few days and weeks. As weather forecasting has gotten better, we are also “warned” much sooner of impeding weather.…

What are your credentials? How do you introduce yourself to someone else? Mom, Dad, etc. Think about your favorite name to be called, in an endearing kind of way. Our world loves self-promotion. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but if it become the goal of life we are missing out. We can feel like…

Christmas is about sharing. We share gifts under the tree. Meals with others. We share what we want to receive and also what we gave. Kids especially will share about their “new toy” and sometimes all their disappointment in the item they did not get. The Christmas story is filled with messengers. Typically…

Seeing is believing. Or at least that is what we like to say. Or another phrase, “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Is this really true? Reality is that if we think we already have things figured out, or unwilling to actually “see” things differently, what happens doesn’t matter. This evening I submit…

Power is appealing. Those who have it don’t want to lose it. Those who don’t have it will try and get it. Power is also very subtle and sometimes we do not even know its influence on us until we stop and reflect. Relationships are powerful. We were created to live in community with others. The role of…