Month: October 2013

2 Peter 1:1-2, 1 Corinthians 13:12 According to freedictionary.com, revelation means, “Something revealed, especially a dramatic disclosure of something not previously known or realized.” Everything God wants us to know is already there; we just have to come to realize it. Did you ever see “National Treasure” starring Nicolas Cage? The main character and his friends search […]

Ephesians 1:3-14 Do you ever feel like you are not accomplishing anything; that nothing you do matters to God? I know I have and often worry that my time on earth is running out and I have done nothing to improve or enhance anyone else’s life. But that is not true. Reading today’s scripture we […]

John 6:47-52 How many times do we skip or miss a meal? Perhaps we skip a meal here and there; I usually don’t eat breakfast (I know it is not good for me) but usually we eat at least twice a day, every day. We need food for energy and to survive. There are physical consequences […]

John 4:34-36 As a church, we may look at people and say, “I think they would be good at doing this or that”. Then we turn our focus on persuading that person to do what we think they would be good at, only to find out that they are not a good fit. In the […]

Luke 14:7-24 Beginning in the 20th century and continuing into today, names have been given to people that are born in a generational time frame. Some such names are; “Greatest generation, Baby boomers, Generations X, Y, and Z. When reading today’s scripture, it reminded me of another name that was given to the Baby Boom Generation which […]

Mark 4:1-20, Isaiah 42:18-25 I have been told that I have (and know my children have) this thing called ‘selective hearing’. According to wisegeek.org, “Selective hearing is a way of describing the tendency of some people to ignore things that they don’t want to hear. It is not a physiological condition, as the individuals are physically […]

1 Corinthians 10:13, Isaiah 41:10 “There is a light at the end of the tunnel”. How many times have you heard or thought that? This could mean one or two things. First, is that light a bright and happy ending to something you are going through; or a train coming the other way that will only deepen […]

John 6:1-14 Did you ever have a “wow” factor moment? That moment in your life when you say, “That wasn’t possible”? You see something accomplished when at first it looked impossible, but there it is – right in front of you in all its glory. Today’s scripture is a great story of God’s miraculous powers […]

Everyone in our family has a box to put special keepsakes in.  When I opened my box the other day to place an item in it, I thought, “What do these items tell about me?” If someone searched inside my box, would they know that I am a Christian? Often we give clues to others that […]

Psalm 139 Re-pointing is a masonry term that means you dig out the old mortar (cement) from between the bricks and fill it in with new mortar. It makes the wall or building look better from the outside but it also strengthens the wall. When we first come to Christ, we have a lot of […]