Jesus said, "No one puts new wine into old wineskins, otherwise the fermenting wine will expand, bursting the skins. Thus, the wine will be lost as well as the wineskins. New wine must be put into new...  Read More

In our house from, say, the day before Thanksgiving to sometime around New Year's Day, the kitchen bar contains treats. Some fruit and nuts, some homemade, some bought, some prepared by my wonderful w...  Read More

"Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy, which is for all people," the Angel of the Lord spoke to the shepherds that most ordinary night some two-thousand plus years ago.Beca...  Read More

Read 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 So prepare your minds for action by being completely sober, steadfast, self-disciplined, spiritually and morally alert and aware. Fix your hope completely on the grace of God...  Read More

Although externally and practically, Christ's obedience unto death came at the end of His life, the spirit of obedience was of the same fervor from the beginning. After all, He laid aside His glory an...  Read More

"Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" was a 1989 family/comedy movie. You might be familiar with movies where a machine, a wish, or, by some magic something or someone, is radically changed. No doubt you have se...  Read More

My mother worked in a Paper Mill. Some people call them factories; I get up calling it the Plant.She worked in the same Plant for thirty-eight years. In and out the same doors and toting the same meta...  Read More

Grace is not only a disposition, a quality, or an inclination in the nature of God, but an influence, force, and a power. Grace for living is an acting of God given to us that works in us to change ou...  Read More

I am not sure whether "life fatigue" is coined by others or original with me. I am sure, however, that it is very real and more and more suffer through it regularly. The phrase neatly captures the com...  Read More

I know that Good Friday and its events speak for themselves. Simple, it is the day our Lord was crucified on the cross. I do believe, however, that it is very critical to contextualize the night and m...  Read More

Even though my beloved Tigers are playing tonight at 7:00 in the Sweet Sixteen, which for them never happens, I am looking forward to worshiping with you tonight as we take Communion at 7:00. Some thi...  Read More

Following an exact timeline of the Holy Week is nearly impossible, and, thus, unrequired. The traditional outline of His week does not include any known activities on Wednesday. However, I am not goin...  Read More