Without Hindrance
He lived there two whole years at his own expense and welcomed all who came to him. -Acts 28:30Have you ever gotten to the end of a good book and think “I wonder what every happened to that character?” I generally don’t like sequels because I want there to be closure the first time I read something. But I often wonder what a sequel to Acts would look like. Would we find…
Make a Memory
And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit. – Acts 13:52 So Paul and Barnabas go out clubbing. Or the 1st century equivalent in Antioch – the synagogue. Sure it was tame compared to the other places they could have gone but they knew there’d be lots of people. People they could mingle with and ask “Do you come here often?” Depending on the answer to that pick…
I AM – The Gatekeeper
“I am the gate for the sheep.” – John 10:7b I went to a wedding last weekend where the reception was in a gated community’s country club. It was a beautiful place and I felt very posh as I rolled up to the gate house. I had on my wedding finest. John was in a suit. Dori had on an Easter Sunday dress and the boys had on pants that weren’t sweats…
Holding on to the end
We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end. – Hebrews 3:7-15 Do you remember the balance game in elementary school PE? Where you had to stand on one foot and see who could stay standing the longest? I think that this was really just a time filler for PE teachers but I liked it because it was one of the few…
Preparation
I’m one of those people who likes to prepare for things. Not that I can’t do things on the spur of the moment but I’ve always agreed that the Holy Spirit always appreciates moving with the boundaries of my preparation and thus I often try to spend ample time preparing for an event. Part of my problem is that often I prepare to get prepared. Right now I’m on Leave of Absence.…
Happy Birthday Dr.
On the second of March, in the cold of the snowI celebrate the birthday of a man that I know.He taught me to read with a magical flairAnd soon I was rhyming fun words without care. I’d talk about fluegel horns, yaks and roast beastAnd other things I didn’t understand in the least.I’d look at the pictures and sometimes I’d reachTo think that I indeed was the best Sneetch on the beach.…
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