It was the perfect day for a bike ride. I picked up my five-year-old son after work and drove straight home. As soon as I changed clothes, Bryce and I mounted up on our bicycles. Thanks to a lot of help from my parents, Bryce could now ride without training wheels (that’s a big deal …
Category Archives: Christian Living
As It Is In Heaven
The model prayer in Matthew 6 contains an interesting phrase, “On earth as it is in heaven.” Rabbis of the day believed it was their responsibility to find the heavenly pattern of things and replicate them on earth. This was a noble desire, although their approach was lacking. They attempted to replicate heaven on earth …
Seeing Jesus Today
Want to look into the eyes of Jesus today? Just visit your local food pantry, soup kitchen, or homeless shelter. No kidding, you can look into the Savior’s eyes there –in a sense at least. In Matthew 25:40, Jesus describes the judgment in terms of separating sheep from goats. This is where he tells the …
It’s OK to Hide
My son can’t figure out how I can find always find him so quickly when we play hide and seek. One day it will occur to him that talking trash while he’s hiding isn’t such a good idea. Interestingly, the concept of hiding has been around at least as far back as Genesis chapter 3. …
Who Is Responsible For Revival?
Growing up, I remember the announcement every year in church: “Ladies, please sign up to bring food for next week’s revival services.” I loved that announcement. Why? Several reasons: Home-made fried chicken, sour dough bread, mashed potatoes, and CHOCOLATE PIE!!! Revival: The very word has different meanings for different people. For some, it means week-long …
What Ice?
My son is very outgoing. He rarely meets a stranger. Or, in terms of “breaking the ice,” Bryce usually just skates on across! That should probably scare me a little bit, but for now it just makes me smile. In fact, sometimes it makes me blush. Several months ago Bryce and I were on a …
Why Didn’t Jesus Baptize?
John 4:2 shares an interesting side note stating, “Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples.” Why didn’t Jesus perform the act of baptizing himself? Certainly he wasn’t too lazy. And honestly, I don’t’ think he had a major theological reason. In fact, I believe he could have don’t he baptizing himself, but chose …
God Doesn’t Spill Coffee
Blame it on getting up to early. Or perhaps, blame it on lack of a good night’s sleep. Either way, what I did was ridiculously negligent and irritating at the time. But now, I just laugh thinking about it. I have one of those coffee makers that you can set to brew automatically at a …
What Time Is It?
My son still hasn’t grasped the concept of “rounding up.” When he asks what time it is, I might say, “1:15,” to which he replies, then “why does the clock say 1:13?” Of course, my wise reply is always, “If you can see the clock, why did you ask me what time it is?” Time …
Blind Faith?
The phrase, “blind faith,” is a contradiction in terms. So it seems appropriate that the Bible would show an example of true faith in the lives of two blind men. Matthew 20:29-34 describes what happened: And as they went out of Jericho, a great crowd followed him. And behold, there were two blind men sitting …