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Hello. I’m reporting from Wilmore, KY tonight! Joleen and I are here this week for our sixth class, "The Spirituality of Leading." It looks to be an excellent class; in fact, this is the first class that caught my attention when we began looking at school catalogs back in 2003. I will *try* to do … Read more
We began a new series last week to help us prepare for our upcoming, momentous decision. As we’ve been saying, the wrong question is, "What can we do to survive?" That will always lead us down the wrong path! The question we need to be asking (after, "God, what is your will for us?") is, … Read more
Read Numbers 13.1-20 Introductory CommentsWe begin a new, important series today. It’s a time that I’ve been looking forward to for a while. And I want to begin by sharing my thoughts and wishes as we continue our journey over the next month … I want the best for you! I want the best for … Read more
Happy New Year! As we begin a new year, I want to take a look at a wonderful passage of Scripture. There were two major, polar events that took place in the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible): Exodus from Egypt (1200 BC) and Exile into Babylon (587 BC). Today, we’re going to look at a passage … Read more
God’s gift to us! When the angels appear to the shepherds on the night of Jesus’ birth, they said, “Don’t be afraid! I bring you good news of great joy for everyone! The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born tonight in Bethlehem, the city of David!” (Luke 2) For God so loved the world … Read more
This summer, I spent some time writing out my personal vision/mission. In thinking about my relationship with God, I focused on 3 keywords: know, honor, and obey. I want to know God; I want to honor God; and, I want to obey God. For me, that’s what it means to be a Christ-follower! Ironically, I … Read more
Prepare yourself!Advent is a time of preparing ourselves for Christ’s coming. The word “prepare” is a great word. We’ll talk about it today in two different ways. First, let’s talk about preparing ourselves. In a "Peanuts" cartoon strip, Charlie Brown says to Linus, “Life is just too much for me. I’ve been confused from the … Read more
Luke 2.1-7 Joseph & Mary Travel to Bethlehem During the reign of Caesar Augustus, a census was decreed, which required everyone to travel to their hometowns. Joseph, being from the family of David, had to travel to Bethlehem, David’s ancient home. So Joseph and Mary (now pretty far along in her pregnancy) set off from … Read more
Last week we talked about the word, “come.” Christmas is about God coming to us and showing his love for us in very practical ways! God still comes to us, and he is coming back to us again someday, which leads us to today’s keyword, “promise.”Christmas is a sign of God’s love!For God so loved … Read more
Question for reflection …How will you prepare your heart this Advent for Christ’s coming? Today is the first Sunday of Advent. Our Advent series will look at several keywords of the Christmas story. Today, we’ll look at the word “come.” The word “Advent” comes from the Latin word, adventus, which means “coming.” There has always … Read more