1 Corinthians 3:10-15

The very nature of parenting demands that parents strive to prepare their children for life on their own. The same is true of leaders in general and spiritual leaders in particular.…

We are on the home stretch finishing our house. The door handles are on the doors, the lights hung, and walls painted inside and out. It seems as if we are done, but whoa! No garage doors until mid-to-late January. Bummer! But then, my Boaz surprised me on Christmas Day with a present: the hardware for our garage doors. We get them TODAY! Awesome! Without them, the building inspector won’t let us move in before those are installed. Next, we are finishing up the hangar door insulation and metal covering. Now for the sod. Everything is finally lining up. It’s been quite an ordeal, as you will soon discover.…

Jesus is “‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’ Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.” -Acts 4:11-12, NIV How is Jesus identified by the Apostle Peter on Pentecost? He is The Rejected One. This … Continue reading “The Rejected Ones Tribe”…

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a peris……

One of the best-known verses in the New Testament teaches us that it is by grace we are saved through faith, and not of works so none may boast.1 Less emphasized is the fact that Paul also spoke of a man’s works, and how each will be rewarded or not rewarded on the basis of that……

I am convinced that at the banquets after the resurrection, there will be a gradual and ongoing unveiling of the sovereign work of God in our lives.…

“He replied to the one speaking for the rest, ‘Friend, I haven’t been unfair. We agreed on the wage of a dollar, didn’t we? So take it and go. I decided to give to the one who came last the same as you. Can’t I do what I want with my own money? Are you … Continue reading “Is the thirst for justice and fairness misguided?”…

Welcome to Real Life. How do we live fully? “Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.” –James Dean “I wish I had done ...…

Welcome to Real Life. How do we live fully? “Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.” –James Dean “I wish I had done ...…

“I wish I had done more for God when I could, when I was strong and healthy,” my sister Theresa told me. She was in hospice care and contemplating the day she would stand before God and give an account of her life.Rather than contemplate this day of reckoning—some unknowable...…