Whenever Peter begins to speak I smile. You never know if it will be wrapped in humility, or be served with humble pie. Acts 10:34-43 is simply beautiful, “I now know…” he says, “…God does not pick favorites…all who want him are welcome (paraphrase mine).” It’s a lesson Peter will have to learn again, but […]
It’s never easy to give our best, or to give up something in order to better ourselves. During Lent it is easy to confuse the sacrifice with self-determination. Lent does not exist to diet, to think more positively, or to be a better you. The purpose of Lent is to realign our hearts and minds on […]
Up until a few years ago all I knew of Lent was Mardi Gras proceeded it, McDonalds sold fish sandwiches during it, and it ended with Easter. That was it. Ash Wednesday wasn’t even on my radar. Then we moved from a rural area in Arkansas where there was an evangelical church on every corner (sometimes […]
When we use the words church and christian are we speaking the same language? My son’s homework this week is all about homonyms, homophones, and homographs. For those of you, who like me, need a little grammar refreshment - A homonym is a word that is said or spelled the same way as another word but has […]
State Farm’s jingle, “Like A Good Neighbor,” is effective in advertising not just because it is a catchy tune, but because like a good neighbor they are there when needed. There is no prequalification as to race, ideology, religion, etc. They even show up for cone heads in outerspace. They don’t check to make sure […]
