Jesus Restores Peter

Last week we heard how Peter was an impulsive, bold and courageous fisherman who acted first and thought later. Peter meant well and gave it his all, but in the end, made many blunders. The most serious was when he denied he was one of Jesus’ followers three times....

Do Hard Things

A humorous and slightly scandalous but true story comes out of the early days of the church. When the father of Origen, a third-century theologian, was arrested for being a Christian, Origen, then only 17 years of age, desired to follow his dad into glorious...

Operation Andrew

Have you ever felt that the resources and gifts you have to offer are so meager and insignificant, that they will not make an impact in the Kingdom of God? If you can’t sing like an angel, preach so that people fall on their knees, pray that the earth would shake,...

Making the Most of Your Time

The whole idea that we can manage time is really a misnomer. We can’t really manage time. We can’t delay it, speed it up, create it, save it, or lose it. I suppose we could manually stop a clock, but no matter what we do, time keeps moving forward at the same rate....

From Served to Serving

Mother’s Day – Sunday, May 12, 2024 This Sunday is Mother’s Day, and we’ll talk about motherhood and serving. The two words are not unrelated. It’s not easy being parents today. One mother was talking to an old college friend and said, “I remember before I was...

When Less is More 

Have you ever wondered why the evening news begins with “Good evening” and then proceeds to tell us why it isn’t?  The Christian life is one of paradox. Jesus taught that we find our lives … by losing it (Matthew 10:39), and that we are exalted by being humble. “For...