Feb 12, 2015 | Wednesday
I suppose that all of us at one time or another have said – either seriously or in jest – “Well, that’s easy for you to say.” Or maybe its been some other form – “It’s easier said than done,” or “Words are cheap.” These phrases...
Feb 5, 2015 | Wednesday
When the word “race” is mentioned, there could be all kinds of images that arise. The first in some people’s minds involves skin color and ethnic origin. Then we have the Iron Man competition here in Coeur d’Alene, with three types of races and where the...
Jan 29, 2015 | Wednesday
There are a lot of organizations in the world which run on volunteer labor. Go into any hospital or museum and notice the people serving without pay. Sometimes the leadership of the group is highly paid, but often the grunt work is done free of charge. Why do those...
Jan 21, 2015 | Wednesday
Have you ever eaten angel-food cake? What did it taste like? Was it chocolate flavored? Then it wasn’t real angel’s food. Did it taste like honey-graham wafers? That’s coming a bit closer. Did mother make it out of a boxed mix? Then it wasn’t angel food. Was it as...
Jan 15, 2015 | Wednesday
According to my records we have looked at parts of this Psalm four times in the last 25 years. One of those messages was from the perspective of a New Testament quotation. “Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the...
Jan 8, 2015 | Wednesday
Nothing illustrates the weakness of modern Christianity like comparing our prayer lives with those people of the Bible. Like a stew, we may have lots of ingredients in our prayers – our missionaries, the sick, God’s glory, etc. But the broth is so watery that we can...
Dec 31, 2014 | Wednesday
Every new year is like a new chapter in a book. It is still the same book, with the same characters and a continuation of the same plot. But that new chapter usually means some new event or events which will help to develop the story-line. You may expect that 2015...
Nov 25, 2014 | Wednesday
The Thanksgiving Psalm – Psalm 100 What place would be better to find a text for Thanksgiving than in the Jewish hymn book? Our own hymnal? Perhaps, but I’m not sure of that. What better Psalm for Thanksgiving than this one? Notice the title to Psalm 100 – “A...
