1 Kings 19:4 But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he asked that he might die, saying, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.” An old friend came Continue Reading…
James 5:19-20 “My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back, let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.” Rip Van Wrinkle. That’s who John Benton, Director for Pastoral Support at Continue Reading…
Mark 10:21-22 And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. Someone has observed that Continue Reading…
2 Timothy 3:2 “For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,” An article in The New York Times written by a law professor at San Francisco University described divorce as an expression of “radical self-love.” Far from being the Continue Reading…
Matthew 5:13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.” C.S. Lewis writes, “The Church exists for nothing else but to Continue Reading…
Matthew 28:6 “He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.” I was listening to a TED Talk one time and the presenter opened with, “The person on your left is a liar; the person on your right is a liar; Continue Reading…
1 Corinthians 13:9-10 “For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears.” Theologian Frederick Buechner writes how Christianity is too good not to be true. But when I accepted Jesus as Savior I had no idea how good or how Continue Reading…
Mark 13:5 Jesus said to them: “Watch out that no one deceives you.” One of my students recently gave a speech on the importance of telling the truth. She cited a study stating a whopping 60% of people lie at least once during a 10-minute conversation. The most common culprit behind Continue Reading…
Ezekiel 2: 8 “But you, son of man, listen to what I say to you. Do not rebel like that rebellious people; open your mouth and eat what I give you.” I recently took my 3-year-old grandson to an indoor playground where he could release some of his unspent energy. At one point Continue Reading…
Ephesians 4:29 “Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.” Spring semester at my college begins this week. The text I use for my Public Speaking classes is Continue Reading…