Deuteronomy 9
Moses reminds Israel of their rebellion against God on the journey from Egypt to the land they are about to possess in Canaan. God makes sure that Israel is aware that they are not defeating and entering the land of Canaan due to anything that they have done. They...
Sometimes Change Requires Patience
This has been a very interesting week. We have a very sweet 60-yr male whose health has been deteriorating quickly. Although he has been in a home the past 9 months, the environment has become a health concern along with some very stressful situations. We have had...
Community Caused Reflections
Certain life events trigger a reflective itch. Such has been the case with two combined events: my daughter’s marriage and the party my loving wife threw for my 70th birthday. Reflection ties these events in my mind with the discussion Melanie and I had when...
The Faith of a Roman Officer
7: 1-10 After Jesus taught the people about loving others, not judging, bearing good fruit and the importance of building on a solid foundation, he returned to Capernaum, right at a time where a highly valued slave of a Roman officer was sick and near death. When...
Are You Christians?
We meet each Saturday at the Bojangles off New Bern and New Hope Rd to have a bible study and then walk around and talk with individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness. Each week, something wonderful and unexpected happens that continues to propel us...
The Ups and Downs of Life
8 months ago, we found a home for BC. Prior to that, he was living in the woods. The home was next to a lake where he could go fishing, his favorite activity! Things were finally coming together for him! He met a beautiful and kind lady and they were talking about...
Beatitudes – Building on a Solid Foundation
6: 46-49 “So why do you keep calling me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you don’t do what I say? I will show you what it’s like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it. It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on...
Beatitudes – The Tree and Its Fruit
6: 43-45 “A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit. A tree is identified by its fruit. Figs are never gathered from thorbushes, and grapes are not picked from bramble bushes. A good person produces good things from the treasury...
Food, Faith and Community
We had a great time at the outreach yesterday! It started off with a discussion about community and the sadness we feel when we can't find the community that is within our hearts. The concern was around conversations within the communities that feel on the surface...
Beatitudes – Do Not Judge Others
6: 37-42 “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged.” “Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you.” “Forgive others, and you will be forgiven.” When I first read these, I felt justified in my inner thoughts. Throughout my life, I have felt...