In the book of John, Jesus did things we call miracles, but which were originally called signs. They were things he did that actually pointed to his divinity. Today, in my life, mushrooms point to something bigger….
The other day I saw a guy in Starbucks with his Bible open. I found out he was doing some devotional reading. He had opened to the book of Zephaniah. “Wow, that’s some heavy duty devotional reading,” I commented. I then sat down at my table and took a book out of my laptop bag. It wasn’t the Bible…
Jesus. What a name. There’s just something about it. He was God. He was a good guy. He did the friendly kind of things friends did. He hung out with them. Jesus gave away a lot of value. He gave it to those he hung around; those like Zachhaeus, Levi, the woman at the well, and the many other sinners and undesirables he kept company with.
The prophet Haggai had a message for God’s people. After being freed from captivity, they were to go back to Israel and build a temple. They laid the foundation of the temple but that was it. Was God angry? Sad? What? Read on…
If you’re like me, you forget things. At various times, I forget where my shoes, my wallet, my baseball cap and my car keys are. What kind of things do you forget?
We all want to be spirtually stronger, don’t we? Don’t worry if you haven’t prefected Chrsitian spirituality yet; it doesn’t happen overnight. In fact, you’ll never be perfect at it, but you should be getting better over time.
If there’s a fig tree in your back yard, maybe you just need to learn to relax a little bit. Read this free bulletin article to learn more.