- A man named Abram faithfully shepherded his Church in Sudan with the only Bible in the entire village. When a ministry brought in hundreds of Bibles, Abram was thrilled. Four days later, radical Islamists raided the village. The church building was burned. Almost one hundred villagers were killed that day, and many people were kidnapped and...
Last week was Labor Day and I talked about our work - our vocational work and our work for God. But I want to look at the flipside of that this morning...
Labor Day is a holiday that celebrates the economic and social contributions of workers. It was first nationally recognized in 1894 and today marks the 'unofficial' end of summer. And I think there's a growing appreciation for those who work hard to keep things running after the last few years with shutdowns and supply chain issues. Hard workers ...
A story is told, quite a few years ago, a priest in England by the name of Father Dennis was out visiting his local neighborhood. He stopped at what he called - 'a particularly grand house'. He was invited in, and in the course of a friendly chat he noticed the man had a guitar sitting out. In an effort...
Last week, you may remember that I wore my safari outfit from Camp Kilimanjaro - I was in a t-shirt and shorts. I spoke about the lessons we learned at VBS, so it seemed appropriate enough. But what if I showed up to perform a funeral in that same outfit? Would that feel appropriate for the occasion? - Unless it was the funeral for maybe ...
There's been a lot of discussion about Artificial Intelligence lately. And the question is whether A.I. will be a huge blessing to mankind or whether it will become self aware and be the end of mankind. It's said that at some point, A.I. will have the entire collective sum of all of human knowledge. Imagine an intelligence that would know ...
Who do you think is the first person I take care of in the morning? - Me. I get up and take myself to the bathroom. Who is the last person I think about at night? Again, me - sure I tell my family good night, but then I wash my face and brush my teeth and put myself to bed. When I think about it - I ...
Hopefully we've learned over the past few years, you never quite know what tomorrow will bring. It's always a good idea to try and keep your pantry stocked and your freezer full. Of course there are also 'preppers' who actively work to be fully prepared for the apocalypse with stock piles of food, emergency supplies and even bullets. ...
I don't think anyone would argue, cancer is one of the worst scourges of humanity. Doesn't matter your race, your political affiliation, your age – I think everyone would agree, it's awful. Does God know the cure for cancer? - Certainly. Why then doesn't God take a Christian Doctor – give him the cure – and...
A story is told of the forests of Poland back in the 1700's; Johann Kant was an elderly man when he set off on a dangerous journey to provide for his family. Along his perilous trek, he ran into a band of robbers. They forcibly took everything he was carrying, the horse he was riding on, and then asked if he had ...
