“Heaviness.” Not a pleasant sounding topic for today, is it? But it’s a word found in 1 Peter 1:6. In the New Testament it’s also translated “sorrow” and “grief.” You can look at this week’s “Prayer Focus” list and see it. Heart problems. Back problems. Unemployment. Accidents. Cancer. Unsaved friends and family. Bereavement. More cancer. …
The conversation was going well. The two men were developing quite a bond about a mutual passion – basketball. But then it happened…. The other night I was watching one of my favorite movies about a small-town basketball team that rises up from nothing to play for and win (of course!) a state championship. The…
Do you enjoy history? I do, and so does Tina. So, on vacation last week the two of us took some time to visit a few historical sites on our way up to and back from the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter in northern Kentucky. Wow, was I reminded of how much things have progressed…
The Fourth of July. Fireworks, flags, family, and fun. Burned burgers, burned backs and burned-out bottle rockets. Beans, barbeque, and Boston Pops. Water sports, water slides, and watermelons. What a great day! We simply call it “The Fourth,” and everyone knows exactly what we’re talking about. With all that going on, it’s easy to forget…
“This do in remembrance of Me.” These words form the foundation of the ordinance Christ established for His church, what we call Communion or the Lord’s Supper, and here at Berean we will observe this blessed time on Sunday morning. Jesus said that it is a time to remember. In other words, it’s a time…
Last Sunday we spent time in both the morning and evening services considering the exhortation to “be not weary in well doing.” Towards the end of the Sunday evening study, we looked at Hebrews 12:1-3, emphasizing the supremely-important first three words of Hebrews 12:2, “Looking unto Jesus….” While thinking back on that verse this week,…
Paul had it right. In 1 Corinthians 3, he was addressing the divided and strife-filled church about their professed allegiances to different leaders. Some claimed Paul, some Apollos, some Peter. Some even claimed Christ, but in a way that they believed made them superior to the rest. In verses 5-9 Paul, penning the inspired word…
He’d been teaching school for two years when the war began. He was only twenty-one, a little above average height, with fair skin, blue eyes, and light hair. The young Continental Army was facing the enemy across the East River, not knowing what their plans might be. Fearing surprise more than anything, General Washington wanted…
It finally bit the dust. I hated to see it happen, but I did learn something from it, and for that I’m glad. Sorry, Mom. I say that because it was her car that finally broke down and needed an engine repair a good bit beyond what was sensible for a 17 year old car…
Paul’s time was short. His earthly pilgrimage was almost over. He took a look back over his life and said with certainty, “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.” In all that the Lord accomplished through this great servant, the one victory that seemed to be…