Making Your Way in the World Today (Sermon on Faith, Hope, and Love)
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Death follows hard after breathing beings. He ain't stopping 'til he freeze your feelings. Or seize your nerves and leave you reeling. Listen. This is no joke, you've been told before. It's too late, when he's knocking at your door. But the Devil's surprise, Can't believe his eyes, The hinges whine, He discovers his prize. Before him stands, An Innocent…...
Read MoreLast week I felt compelled to say something I've felt, and thought about, for quite a while now. I posted it on Facebook and it was liked, shared, and commented on — all the things — a bunch of times. Serving in leadership in seminaries and churches in North America has been a rich blessing, but not one without its…...
Read MoreI sometimes break the law. I'm not trying to brag. It's not the general law I break, it's a couple very specific ones. And I'm not talking about the speed limit either. My insurance agent reads my blog, so we won't talk about that. I love going the speed limit! That's all you need to know, Bob. I'm talking about…...
Read MoreI've been encouraged to post my recent series "Making Your Way in the World Today" as an Advent reflection. While that wasn't my original intent in writing those posts, it makes good sense to me. And when you have multiple people encourage the same thing, you should listen. I'm also including an audio file of my recent radio interview where…...
Read MoreHere's Your Worldview Reader with links to articles, essays, reviews, & videos I consider to be interesting or important from a biblical worldview. Join me on the first & third Friday every month as I discuss topics from the post with Carmen LaBerge on My Faith Radio around 7:40AM (EST). ⊕ Making Our Way in the World Today (Part One) ⊕ Making…...
Read MoreSo now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13) According to Bob Marley, we can "overcome the devils with a thing called love." He's not wrong. Whatever those devils are to which Marley is referring, whatever the devils are you're dealing with today, I bet the void they're standing in…...
Read MoreBob hates Hope. Bob is the name I've given to that negative voice inside my head that tells me lies. Maybe you don't have a Bob. I do. You can call it insecurity, shame, or even past trauma. I call it Bob. And he really hates Hope. If Hope were another voice inside, it's the one constantly encouraging me to…...
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