The Discipline of God
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run…
Moment of Surrender
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDP-TGE9AYs&w=420&h=315] There once was a man who flew to Rome to meet Jesus. He had been told my a close friend that Jesus wanted to meet him there. When…
An Ocean Away: why we can rejoice in tribulation
There is a story of a young girl who attempted to swim from the mainland of Southern California to a small island off the coast called Catalina, a twenty-six mile…
If you’re lost and alone and you’re sinking like a stone
Carry on. If you are hurting, it is so you can know the Healer. If you are hungry, it is so you can be fed with the Bread of Life.…
Joy vs. Cost: A New Way to Think About the Parable of the Treasure in the Field
I would like to say that I am indebted to Tom Richter for many of the thoughts that went into this post. He has a sermon about this parable here:…