ON THE JOB TRAINING (Part 4)

“I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: The man who made the long journey to faith

Every time I think of the Easter season, I think of those who make a long journey from disbelief to faith. One of those individuals is journalist and author Lee Strobel. The amazing light of Lee Strobel – the one-time atheist turned believer – will long serve as a testimony to the power of faith.

OUT TO PASTOR: Seeing can be rather expensive

As I get older, and my goal is to get as old as I can, I begin to realize some of the things I haven’t noticed in my life. You know how it is; things creep up little by little, and then all of a sudden, there it is. That happened to me recently with my eyes.

ON THE JOB TRAINING (Part 3)

For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost? For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father’s, and of the holy angels.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Feeling awful for the boys’ bad, bad weekend

Welcome, all, to the front porch. Here’s something funny for this week for us all. With March Madness in full bloom – and my Houston Cougars riding high into the Sweet Sixteen – I thought back to the year 2003 and of my friends down at the Y.

OUT TO PASTOR: Ants, ants, ants – where’s the uncles?

I have learned in my life that the small things are the ones that get you down. You would think the big things are the ones to steal most of your time. But those big things call attention to themselves from the very beginning.

ON THE JOB TRAINING (PART 2)

Now a certain ruler asked Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Meet grouchy people on their end of the brick wall

Welcome, all, to the front porch. I was thinking of something recently: Shouldn’t Christians be the nicest people in the world? It isn’t always easy, I know.

OUT TO PASTOR: Be careful what you smile about

I am a student of smileology and have been just about all my life. If you can’t smile at something, it’s not worth thinking about. Of course, certain things in life are serious, but not that many. Too many people take everything seriously and ruin their life.

On the job training (part 1)

“A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher.” – LUKE 6:40 Disciple means one under the discipline of another and in our case, under the Lordship of Christ.