On the job training (Part 5)

“And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. Then He said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men." They immediately left their nets and followed Him.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: The greatest motivator of modern times

Good week to all. Welcome to the “front porch.” In our Bible reading for the year, some of the readers wanted to go back and go through the book of Joshua a little slower. So, we put on the brakes and are in the midst of returning to this great book.

OUT TO PASTOR: Something seems to be missing

Did you ever have a week when it felt like something was missing, but you didn’t quite know what it was? I had that kind of a week this past week. It felt like something was missing, and I could not figure out what it was. The past week was typical in many regards.

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.” – DEUTERONOMY 30:19 Being a disciple of Jesus Christ is not a hobby or a Sunday school class once a week,...

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?

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.

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.