The Blessed Peace of Limits
Treasured Friends, It is notable both in Scripture and in life how often calamity, crisis, and uncertainty are the result of our unwillingness to accept limits and boundaries. Adam and Eve were handed all the lush beauty and bounty of Eden, but immediately sought to have the one part of…
Read MoreScripture Gives Us Christ
“All Scripture is God-breathed, and is therefore useful for teaching, correcting, rebuking, and training in righteousness so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” – 2 Timothy 3:16-17 There is no shortage of passages in Scripture that will make us wonder, “why on earth…
Read MoreGod Does Not Lie
Treasured Friends, “He who is the glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind; for He is not a human being, that He should change His mind.” So go the words of 1 Samuel 15:29. King Saul has put the final nail in the coffin of his kingship,…
Read MoreOn What Our Forgiveness Rests
Treasured Friends, Have you ever thought about how different things might be if you didn’t know the date of your birth? Imagine how many forms we fill out that require a birth date. Would you know with certainty you are old enough to drive, or vote, or if you had…
Read MoreThe Good News is God
Treasured Friends, One question all of us Christians need to be able to answer is: “What is the gospel?”, which is another way of asking: “What is the good news?” As Christians, we talk about the good news which we have received, which we believe, and which we are called…
Read MoreGod’s Show and Tell
Treasured Friends, As always, I’m eager to gather with you this Sunday at our Lord’s Table, as we share together His gift of Holy Communion. You’ve heard me before refer to the sacraments – especially Communion – as “God’s Show and Tell.” What God tells us in His written Word…
Read MoreFaith that Knows and Rests
Treasured Friends, In a recent Sunday School class, one participant said: “Maybe I shouldn’t ask so many questions about why God does this or why He did that, but I should just trust.” I suspect we’ve all had a similar thought at some point. “Can I be a Christian, and…
Read MoreAnd Off We Go!
Treasured Friends, It seems odd to write the words, “I’m starting a blog” halfway through the year 2024. Of course, you all know me well enough by now to know that I’m far more comfortable with books than computers, and that my preference in books tends to lie with the…
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