Life Marks – “The Greatest of These” Most of you have, at one time or another, heard of or even read the “Love Chapter” in the Bible. It’s found in Paul’s first letter to the church in Corinth, Chapter 13 (1 Cor. 13). In that chapter, Paul spends a lot of

BLOG 14 – “SAVING” FAITH Each of the gospel writers recorded the time on the shore of the Sea of Galilee when Jesus “felt compassion” on the multitudes who had come to hear Him teach and be healed of their infirmities. He noticed that after several hours, the people were

BLOG 13 – “SAYING” FAITH Immediately following Jesus’ “Sermon on the Mount,” Luke records that Jesus entered the town of Capernaum (located along the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee). As Jesus entered the town, he was approached by some Jewish elders who had been sent by a Roman

BLOG 12 – “SEEING” FAITH (PART 2) As Jesus witnessed four guys lowering their paralyzed friend on a stretcher through the hole in the roof, Luke tells us that Jesus could “see their faith.” But what was He going to say as the paralytic was lowered in front of him?

BLOG 11 – “SEEING” FAITH Early in His ministry, Jesus wanted to make sure that people understood who He was and what He had come to accomplish. Reflecting on my last blog on “Christmas Faith,” the angel Gabriel told Joseph that Mary would give birth to a son, and he

BLOG 10 – CHRISTMAS FAITH We are not the first ones to be challenged to “believe” at Christmas time. I was reflecting upon some of the key passages of Scripture that tell us quite a bit about the birth of Jesus. It was the Angel Gabriel who constantly shows up

BLOG #9 — FAITH When asked to give a definition of “FAITH” in his first Sunday school class, the little boy responded, “Faith is believing in something that you know isn’t true!” And, he’s not alone. For many, faith is wishful thinking for the gullible, choosing to believe in fantasies

REPENTANCE – WORKING HARD AT BEING GOOD (Part 8) We concluded our last blog with an understanding of the Father’s reason for the celebration given in honor of His lost son who had returned home. Remember, the younger son had “come to his senses” and confessed his sin and unworthiness

LIFE MARKS– REPENTANCE – SURPRISE! After walking toward home for what must have been many days, the young man, thin from starvation and clothes torn and tattered, finally saw his village in the distance. At about the same time as the boy saw the village, the Father saw his son