In the past year or so, I received two unpleasant reminders that I’m not getting any younger. One is that I can’t comfortably jog anymore, so I now walk. The other is that I’m cold, pretty much all the time. This reality struck me the...
If you visit a church and say "that was exactly what I expected!" What just happened? And is it a good or a bad thing? https://youtu.be/dhAhlWtAfqw ...
As a child of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, I grew up riveted by the space program to put humans on the moon. I remember being glued to the TV during the Apollo 13 disaster as Mission Control worked feverishly to bring home the...
Do you believe in Jesus, but get "Heaven Amnesia?" https://youtu.be/wLfbY9VZO8Y?si=c6GKhJlAx3LTsT_f ...
Matthew chapters 5-7 are some of the most daunting pages of the Bible: The Sermon on the Mount. It is here that Jesus tells us what being a Christ-follower looks like. We tend to find this instruction daunting because we misunderstand Jesus. He’s not telling...
It's hard to see that God doesn't break His promises when we don't understand what His promises are: https://youtu.be/Wmcx5Ril6Rg?si=WW1IyQjUEMtFjoRd ...
We recently had something very exciting happen here at Samaritan’s Heart Mission Church (well, we found it exciting). We had our parking lot replaced. It had been in terrible condition for years, so it was exciting to see the old pavement broken up and removed...
What is God asking you to build. Are you finishing your wall? https://youtu.be/Aawu59yDwd0?si=7N8QQPaE0CqkIA6b ...
Every so often, I see an HVAC service truck on one of my daily walking routes. It has the motto “no empty promises.” That’s a pretty strong statement to live up to. First, what is an empty promise? Simply put, it’s a promise that...
I have developed a strange fascination with the nests of stinging insects. Our neighbors had a huge hornet’s next under the eaves of their house that was nothing short of a work of art. I couldn’t help but admire the design, despite knowing what’s inside....