I Want You to Know….
Jesus knew what they were thinking and asked, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts? Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are...
A Life of Integrity
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them. (Prov. 11:3, RSV) For what will it...
Lessons Learned on the River
It’s better to have a partner than go it alone. Share the work, share the wealth. And if one falls down, the other helps, but if...
Lead Others to Water in a World of Mirages
The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem: 2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless!...
“Take Up” not Roll!
Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever...
Praying from the Past to The Future
“Keep us safe from ourselves and the Devil. You’re in charge!” (Matthew 6:13, The Message) “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us...
Held Fast in The Crook of An Arm
So he told them this parable: Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the...
The Power of Prayer
“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all...
What Did I Miss….
By Rev. Dr. Steve Van Ostran 16 Now behold, one came and said to Him, “Good[a] Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have...
Baristas and The Bible
It feels a little bit like “Baptist Mom Guilt” (BMG) is being laid upon me, and yet there is sad truth to it! In The American Bible...
