If you were to ask someone with even a modest familiarity with the Old Testament who King David’s most famous wife is, they most likely would answer Bathsheba. She is involved in some of David’s most serious sinning. He lusts for her while seeing her...
NBC this fall launched a reboot of the late 80’s early 90’s cult classic “Quantum Leap” TV series. As did the original, the sequel features a scientist helplessly bouncing around the past by leaping into the lives of other people. To leap out he needs...
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Why is it often so difficult for those of us who follow Christ to forgive others? The words of Jesus indicate that forgiveness is not optional: For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if...
Someone who attends our church shared with me some advice that he recently received. He was told that the enemy (Satan) often attacks us first thing in the morning, the moment we awake. He also shared that he has experienced this personally. So have I....
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Years ago, Ramona and I saw pianist Spencer Brewer in concert and during the show, he made an observation that has stuck with me for some three decades. He pointed out that during post-adolescence it occurred to him that he had interrupted his dad’s life...
It’s one of the most famous scenes in the New Testament. Jesus is in a village named Bethany. There, a woman named Martha lives with her sister Mary and her brother Lazarus. Most translations say Martha welcomed Jesus into her home. Some say she opened...
Our first Sunday morning gathering at Samaritan's Heart Mission Church. Part one of a three part series. Who we Are: We are Family. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bg75_nP9w4 ...
This past week was a difficult one, as my family laid my 95-year-old mother to rest. I was blessed to be able to give a “memorial talk” about Mom at her funeral mass, and I shared with the audience who she was in Christ. I...