Download Life Guide There’s an old phrase used by German theologians that I’ve always found interesting. “Das Liebe Kreuz.” For those who don’t “sprechen sie deutsch,” that means “The dear cross.” When you understand that the cross was a torture device used to execute the vilest criminals, “The dear cross” is kind of like saying,…
Download Life Guide There’s an old phrase used by German theologians that I’ve always found interesting. “Das Liebe Kreuz.” For those who don’t “sprechen sie deutsch,” that means “The dear cross.” When you understand that the cross was a torture device used to execute the vilest criminals, “The dear cross” is kind of like saying,…
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We are in the middle of the Lenten season, so I’d like to take some time to wish you a happy anniversary! Not 25th, or 40th, or 50th- but 500th! Of course, what I am referring to is the 500th anniversary of the Reformation which we are celebrating this year. 500 years ago, Martin Luther…
Download Life Guide Do you remember Steven Avery, the man featured in the documentary, “Making a Murderer”? Tell me, how would you feel if yesterday you learned that Steven Avery was released from prison and today he comes strolling into church and plops down in the pew beside you? How would you feel? Would you…
Download Life Guide Darkness. That’s all I’d ever known. I’d never seen a beautiful sunset, or a flickering lantern, or a star shining in the night sky. My life was total darkness. Because I was born blind. From the moment I came into the world, I couldn’t see my mother’s smile, or the Sea of…
Download Life Guide Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. (1 Peter 3:15). These words of the Apostle Peter were ringing in my ears as we visited with Charlie, our taxicab driver. All total, Cindy and I would spend…
Download Life Guide This past Wednesday we began what is known in the Christian church as the season of Lent. Did you know that Lent is just a shortened version of on Old English word that means “Spring- time”? I found that a little ironic as I walked through half a foot of snow to…
Parents shouldn’t let their 16 year old son hit the road before he’s finished driver’s training. They shouldn’t let him fly down 41 going 70mph before he’s driven slow circles around a parking lot, because someone who isn’t properly prepared to drive can seriously injure themselves and others! We don’t just hand a person a rifle and say, “Have fun!” when they…