30
Jan 2018
In September of 2000, Kevin Hines was sitting on a crowded bus visibly distraught and wondering if even one person would notice him and ask if he was okay. No one did. He arrived at his planned destination the Golden Gate Bridge. He began the mile and a half walk across the bridge along with hundreds of other people enjoying the breathtaking view atop this beautiful landmark. His emotions were all over the place. As he reached the center of the span, he was caught off his guard when an attractive woman......
Read More
January 29, 2018
Free-Falling
Is there really a time or season for “everything under the sun,” as the writer of Ecclesiastes 3:1 proclaims? If I say amen, does that give me permission to embrace a time of anxiety for...
January 26, 2018
Covered
Dr. Harry Ironside was a gift to the Church. He was a fine Bible teacher and theologian. He pastored Moody Church in Chicago from 1929-1948. He’s said to have preached nearly 7,000 sermons that reached...
January 25, 2018
God Delights in You?
David was well acquainted with his sins – and like ours, they were many. I think perhaps the most difficult thing for David to wrap his mind around was that God would actually delight in...
January 23, 2018
The Beauty of Sorrow
David is a man who came to understand his own sinfulness before God. You know the story: staying home when he should have been out in the field with his troops; the rooftop voyeurism; the...
January 22, 2018
God’s Glory Shines Brightest Against the Dark Backdrop
Have you ever felt unworthy of God’s love? ‘How could He love a sinner like me?’ ‘How can it be true that I – with my history of sins and ongoing offenses against Him –...
January 19, 2018
Devoted to the Prayers
I remember those early days. I was saved in 1984 in Sicily. I was in the Navy back then, but left the service soon after. I married my best friend and we moved to Rhode...
January 18, 2018
Devoted to the Breaking of Bread
Today’s reading is from James Montgomery Boice with questions I’ve developed from the text. Enjoy! “The third characteristic of the early Christian church was worship. There was “the breaking of bread” and “prayer.” “Breaking of...
January 16, 2018
Devoted to the Fellowship
Today’s reading is from James Montgomery Boice with questions I’ve developed from the text. Enjoy! “Not only did it devote itself to the apostles’ teaching, but the early church also devoted itself to fellowship at...
January 15, 2018
Devoted to the Apostle’s Teaching
Today’s reading is from James Montgomery Boice with questions I’ve developed from the text. Enjoy! “Acts 2:42–47 describes the early church. It is presented as a model church … t was a model in many...