December 20, 2020
December 16, 2020
Grace to you, and peace, in Jesus’ holy name. Amen. Mark Twain wrote a book called “The Prince and the Pauper.” It is an enduring story; it has given birth to numerous movies and plays. It is about a prince who is tired of the restrictions of royal life, longing for the freedom to live… Read More »
December 9, 2020
Grace, peace and mercy be yours in Jesus’ name. Amen. The music in the shopping malls has changed. It is now geared up to call us to reminiscences of sugarplums dancing in our heads. The scent wafting from confectioners is all that much more sweet. Visions of family and friends with beaming faces are all… Read More »
December 6, 2020
Grace, mercy and peace you to, in Jesus’ name. Amen. People are often fascinated by genealogies. There are a number of DNA testing companies, and they claim they can tell you the location of ancestry. Through other links in online sites you can even learn the names of the men and women who make up… Read More »
December 2, 2020
Grace, mercy and peace in Jesus’ name. Amen. You know the account. The son has wandered far from home. He has lived as if his father were dead, collecting his inheritance prematurely. He has squandered it all and sunk to the depths, feeding pigs and even longing to eat their food. The son returns home… Read More »
November 29, 2020
Grace to you, and peace, in Jesus’ name. Amen. Introduction The Bible is a collection of 66 books written by over 40 authors over at least a couple thousand years. Yet it contains a single, unified, consistent message. That message is the history of our salvation. Our salvation is the end of the story, but… Read More »
November 25, 2020
Grace to you and peace in Jesus’ Holy name. Amen. The whole commandment that I command you today you shall be careful to do, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land that the Lord swore to give to your fathers. And you shall remember the whole way that the… Read More »
November 16, 2020
Grace to you, and peace, in Jesus’ Holy Name. Amen. Introduction: Today, Paul’s words to us are strange. He joins two very different things together. In just a few short verses, Paul moves from talking about food to talking about the return of Christ. Paul begins by talking about eating. Some Christians in Rome were… Read More »